Definition
To bruise someone's ego means to upset them by making them feel less valuable or important.
挫傷自尊心
His ego was bruised after he was rejected.
他的自尊心在被拒絕後受到了傷害。
Losing to a novice in the competition really bruised his ego.
在比賽中輸給新手真的傷害了他的自尊心。
The boss's public criticism of his proposal severely bruised his ego.
老闆對他提案的公開批評嚴重傷害了他的自尊心。