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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority;
- Example: "the suppression of heresy"
- Example: "the quelling of the rebellion"
- Example: "the stifling of all dissent"
[syn: suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination;
- Example: "a crushing blow"
- Example: "a crushing rejection"
- Example: "bone-crushing"
[syn: crushing, devastating]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Crush \Crush\ (kr[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crushed (kr[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Crushing.] [OE. cruschen, crousshen, Of. cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to gnash; akin to Sw. krysta to squeeze, Dan. kryste, Icel. kreysta.] 1. To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes. [1913 Webster] Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut. --Lev. xxii. 24. [1913 Webster] The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. --Num. xxii. 25. [1913 Webster] 2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz. [1913 Webster] 3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight. [1913 Webster] To crush the pillars which the pile sustain. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again. --Bryant. [1913 Webster] 4. To oppress or burden grievously. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway. --Deut. xxviii. 33. [1913 Webster] 5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally. [1913 Webster] Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels. --Sir. W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 6. to subdue or overwhelm (a person) by argument or a cutting remark; to cause (a person) to feel chagrin or humiliation; to squelch. [PJC] To crush a cup, to drink. [Obs.] To crush out. (a) To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from grapes. (b) To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Crushing \Crush"ing\, a. That crushes; overwhelming. "The blow must be quick and crushing." --Macualay. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

crushing adj 1: physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing" [syn: crushing, devastating] n 1: forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" [syn: suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

42 Moby Thesaurus words for "crushing": Herculean, annoying, arduous, awkward, backbreaking, besetting, bothersome, burdensome, chastening, disconcerting, disturbing, effortful, embarrassing, forced, grueling, hard-earned, hard-fought, heavy, hefty, humbling, humiliating, humiliative, irksome, killing, labored, laborious, mortifying, onerous, operose, oppressive, painful, plaguey, punishing, strained, strenuous, toilsome, tough, troublesome, trying, uphill, vexatious, wearisome