crushing
/ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण क्रशिंग
करारी, बुरी तरह कुचलने वाली, भारी
Core word
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[usually before noun]
used to describe a defeat or a blow that is very bad and complete, and from which it is difficult to recover
करारी, बुरी तरह कुचलने वाली, भारी
- a crushing defeat
- Losing the job was a crushing blow to his family.
- The team suffered a crushing defeat in the semi-final.
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- The failure was a crushing disappointment for the whole family.
- The party faced a crushing loss in the local elections.
Synonyms devastating overwhelming shattering decisive resounding
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used to describe a remark or reply that makes somebody feel embarrassed or ashamed
(टिप्पणी) अपमानजनक, मुँहतोड़
- a crushing reply
- His crushing remark silenced the entire room for several seconds.
- Her crushing reply left him speechless.
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- The critic wrote a crushing review of the new play.
- He gave a crushing look to anyone who spoke during the lecture.
Synonyms humiliating withering scathing
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very heavy and difficult to bear
बहुत भारी, असहनीय
- the crushing burden of debt
- The farmers struggled under the crushing weight of loans.
- Many families face the crushing cost of medical treatment.
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- Heavy rain brought a crushing blow to the already poor harvest.
- He carried a crushing load of responsibility after his father's death.
Synonyms oppressive heavy unbearable
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
crushing + defeat/blow
Describes a defeat or loss that is complete and hard to recover from.
ऐसी हार या हानि का वर्णन जो पूर्ण हो और जिससे उबरना कठिन हो।
- The team suffered a crushing defeat.
- His failure was a crushing blow.
crushing + remark/reply
A remark that makes someone feel ashamed or humiliated.
ऐसी टिप्पणी जो किसी को लज्जित या अपमानित करे।
- She gave a crushing reply.
crushing + burden
Very heavy and difficult to bear, as in a crushing workload or debt.
बहुत भारी और सहने में कठिन, जैसे crushing workload या debt।
- Farmers struggled under a crushing debt.
crushing (present participle)
It is also the -ing form of the verb crush.
यह क्रिया crush का -ing रूप भी है।
- The machine is crushing sugarcane.
crushing vs heavy vs devastating
Crushing stresses a loss that flattens hope; heavy stresses weight; devastating stresses destruction.
Crushing उस हानि पर बल देता है जो आशा कुचल दे; heavy भार पर; devastating विनाश पर।
- A crushing defeat, a heavy load, a devastating flood.
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crushing + noun
defeatblowdisappointmentvictoryburdendebt
- The crushing defeat shocked the supporters.
crushing + verbal
replyremarkcriticismsilenceverdict
- His crushing remark ended the quarrel.
crushing + pressure
pressureworkloadtaxpovertyloneliness
- Students face crushing pressure before the board exams.
verb + a crushing
sufferdeliverinflictexperienceface
- The champion delivered a crushing blow in the final round.
adverb + crushing
utterlyabsolutelytrulyalmostparticularly
- It was a particularly crushing loss.
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- The crushing defeat made the captain resign.
करारी हार के बाद कप्तान ने त्यागपत्र दे दिया।
- Radhika felt a crushing disappointment when she missed the cut-off by one mark.
एक अंक से cut-off चूक जाने पर राधिका को गहरी निराशा हुई।
- Heavy taxes were a crushing burden on small shopkeepers.
भारी कर छोटे दुकानदारों पर असहनीय बोझ थे।
- The opposition won by a crushing majority.
विपक्ष ने भारी बहुमत से जीत हासिल की।
- His crushing criticism hurt her deeply.
उसकी कठोर आलोचना से उसे गहरी चोट पहुँची।
- The crushing silence in the room made everyone uneasy.
कमरे के बोझिल सन्नाटे से सब असहज हो गए।
- After the crushing loss, Radhika decided to study even harder.
करारी असफलता के बाद राधिका ने और अधिक मेहनत से पढ़ने का निश्चय किया।
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✗ They had a crushing victory over by us.
✓ They had a crushing victory over us.
Victory over takes a direct noun or pronoun, with no extra by.
'Victory over' के बाद सीधे noun या pronoun आता है, बीच में 'by' नहीं।
✗ It was a crush defeat.
✓ It was a crushing defeat.
An adjective form is crushing, not the base verb crush.
Adjective रूप 'crushing' है, मूल क्रिया 'crush' नहीं।