crowd, throng, horde, crush, mob mean an assembled multitude. crowd implies a close gathering and pressing together. throng and horde suggest movement and pushing. crush emphasizes …

Something that's crushing is terribly upsetting or overwhelming. Your favorite team's crushing loss to its rival comes as a huge, disappointing surprise.

The experience of stardom can be absolutely crushing. On some days the fatigue is so crushing that he can't get out of bed. crushing blow The news came as a crushing blow. crushing defeat …

1. devastating; overwhelming: a crushing defeat. 2. extremely heavy: a crushing burden of debt.

A crushing defeat, burden, or disappointment is a very great or severe one. ...since their crushing defeat in the local elections.

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

The experience of stardom can be absolutely crushing. On some days the fatigue is so crushing that he can't get out of bed. crushing blow The news came as a crushing blow. crushing defeat …

Dec 6, 2016 · Synonyms for CRUSHING: overwhelming, painful, unacceptable, unbearable, uncomfortable, harsh, insufferable, intolerable; Antonyms of CRUSHING: sustainable, …

They are simply dull, with the smooth banality of the prose crushing the life out of the material.