noun
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
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the suppression of heresy
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the quelling of the rebellion
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the stifling of all dissent
• Syn: ↑suppression, ↑quelling, ↑stifling
• Derivationally related forms: ↑stifle (for: ↑stifling), ↑quell (for: ↑quelling), ↑crush, ↑suppress (for: ↑suppression)
• Hypernyms: ↑prevention, ↑bar
• Hyponyms: ↑crackdown
adjective
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination (Freq. 4)
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a crushing blow
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a crushing rejection
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bone-crushing
• Syn: ↑devastating
• Similar to: ↑destructive
Useful english dictionary. 2012.