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Crushing

Crushing Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Crushing? [n] forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" [adj] physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Crushing: destructive \| devastating \| quelling \| stifling \| suppression Related Terms \| Find terms related to Crushing: annoying \| arduous \| awkward \| backbreaking \| besetting \| bothersome \| burdensome \| chastening \| disconcerting \| disturbing \| effortful \| embarrassing \| forced \| grueling \| hard-earned \| hard-fought \| heavy \| hefty \| Herculean \| humbling \| humiliating \| humiliative \| irksome \| killing \| labored \| laborious \| mortifying \| onerous \| operose \| oppressive \| painful \| plaguey \| punishing \| strained \| strenuous \| toilsome \| tough \| troublesome \| trying \| uphill \| vexatious \| wearisome See Also \| bar \| crackdown \| prevention Crushing In Webster's Dictionary \Crush"ing\, a. That crushes; overwhelming. ``The blow must be quick and crushing.'' --Macualay.

Crushing Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crushing?

[n] forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"
[adj] physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"

See Also | bar | crackdown | prevention

Crushing In Webster's Dictionary

\Crush"ing\, a.
That crushes; overwhelming. ``The blow must be quick and
crushing.'' --Macualay.

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