crushing

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
  2. verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
  3. verb to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

Etymology

By surface analysis, crush + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

suppression, quelling, stifling

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