CRUSHING

• (noun) forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

  "the suppression of heresy", "the quelling of the rebellion", "the stifling of all dissent"

  synonyms : quelling , stifling , suppression

• (adj.) physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

  "a crushing blow", "a crushing rejection", "bone-crushing"

  synonyms : devastating

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