About The Word Crushing
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Crushing
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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.
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