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means A small hole made by something sharp piercing a surface, or the deflating moment when something — a tire or an ego — gets let down fast.

from From Latin punctura, 'a pricking,' rooted in pungere, 'to prick or sting' — the same root that gives English 'pungent' and 'point.' The word has always meant a small, sharp wound, whether in rubber or in pride.