Meaning

2 senses
  1. That crushes; overwhelming.

    a crushing defeat

    niederschmetternd

    сокруши́тельныйsokrušítelʹnyj

  2. Devastatingly disheartening.

    crushing blow

    crushing guilt

More definitions
  • physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
that crushes:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
that crushes:

Origin

By surface analysis, crush + -ing.

By surface analysis, crush + -ing.

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Forms

more crushing, most crushing
Comparativemore crushing Lesson
Superlativemost crushing Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination:devastating

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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