crushing

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crushing (enc)

Noun	1.	crushing - forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" quelling, stifling, suppression prevention, bar - the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" crackdown - severely repressive actions
Adj.	1.	crushing - physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing" devastating destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

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