bruise someone's ego idiom
伤了…的自尊
If an experience bruises your ego, it upsets you because it makes you feel less valuable or important.
I don't think it broke Steve's heart when Cherise left him, but it certainly bruised his ego. 我想雪妮丝的离开并没有使史蒂夫为之心碎，但这的确挫伤了他的自尊心。