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crushing

  • adjective
  • /ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ/

That crushes; overwhelming.

Example

“a crushing defeat”

Other meanings

  1. devastatingly disheartening.

    “crushing blow”

Related words

  • crushingly
  • crushingness
  • noncrushing

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “crushing” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.