a deflator
A deflator is what you feel when you realize you’re not the cool kid anymore. Like when you get to college and find out your only college offer is from a school that smells like a fart and a dead cat.
I was the prom queen. Now I’m the school’s mascot. That’s a deflator.
My college offer was from a school that’s just a shack in the woods. That’s a deflator.
I thought I was going to be a pro athlete. Now I’m working at a fast-food joint. That’s a deflator.