crushing
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
the suppression of heresy
Types & categories
- prevention hypernym
- crackdown hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
a crushing blow
Related & opposite
- destructive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | suppress |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | squelch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stifle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | crush |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | prevention |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crackdown |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | destructive |