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Synonyms for CRUSHING: overwhelming, painful, unacceptable, unbearable, uncomfortable, insufferable, harsh, intolerable; Antonyms of CRUSHING: sustainable, tolerable, supportable, acceptable, endurable, sufferable, adequate, livable

1. devastating; overwhelming. His loss would be a crushing blow to Liverpool's title hopes. She took advantage of her opponent's momentary loss of concentration and achieved a …

adjective. Overwhelming or decisive. A crushing defeat. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Hurtful or demoralizing. Crushing remarks. Webster's New World. …

to defeat someone completely: The president called upon the army to help crush the rebellion. The Celtics crushed the Lakers last night in Los Angeles. Synonyms. …

crushing. adjective. us / ˈkrʌʃ.ɪŋ / uk / ˈkrʌʃ.ɪŋ /. Add to word list. severe: crushing blow The news came as a crushing blow. crushing defeat Their army had suffered a crushing …

Your favorite team's crushing loss to its rival comes as a huge, disappointing surprise. The adjective crushing can be used to describe physical devastation, like a boxer's crushing blow to his opponent's face, but it more often describes a humiliating or dismaying situation.

The meaning of CRUSH is to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure. How to use crush in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Crush.

Definition of crushing adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. a. To press between opposing bodies so as to break, compress, or injure: The falling rock crushed the car. b. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder. 2. a. To put down with force; subdue: The regime crushed the …