definition of
crushing

[1] #1 crushing s. [devastating] physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing". wn

[2] #2 crushing n. [suppression, quelling, stifling] forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent". wn