crushing
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority - the suppression of heresy - the quelling of the rebellion - the stifling of all dissent • Syn: suppression, quelling, stifling • Derivationally related forms: stifle (for: stifling), quell (for: quelling), crush, suppress (for: suppression) • Hypernyms: prevention, bar • Hyponyms: crackdown
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination (Freq. 4) - a crushing blow - a crushing rejection - bone-crushing • Syn: devastating • Similar to: destructive
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