crushing defeat

collocation in English

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crushing
adjective
uk
/ˈkrʌʃ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈkrʌʃ.ɪŋ/
severe:
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defeat
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈfiːt/us
/dɪˈfiːt/
the fact of losing against someone in a fight or competition, or when someone or something is made ...
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(Definition ofcrushinganddefeatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These men led the army into a humiliating andcrushingdefeatbut abandoned it under fire.
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As a result of all that, they had the mostcrushingdefeatpossible.
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Secondly, we should not stand idly by, and by a negative or positive move encourage acrushingdefeatfor either side.
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We naturally make allowance for the fact that they are still smarting under the mostcrushingdefeat that has ever been inflicted on any political party.
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We believe the enemy has undoubtedly suffered acrushingdefeat.
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In 1925, the party had suffered acrushingdefeatafter 43 years in power.
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The other commanders were roused by his victory and together they inflicted acrushingdefeaton the enemy.
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Notwithstanding, to participate in the list of many popular politicians, the party suffered acrushingdefeat(5.52%) and was not included in the regional parliament.
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In 1872 some eastern lodges went on strike and suffered acrushingdefeat, after which the organization rapidly declined.
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Eventually the earth-people suffered acrushingdefeat, which ultimately led them to unite with their sky enemies.
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Despite thecrushingdefeatthe selectors kept faith with the squad, making few changes.
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He was not a great campaigner nor a natural populist, which probably led to hiscrushingdefeat.
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Ian made 41 but his side were only 834 at his dismissal and on the verge of acrushingdefeat.
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They inflicted a string of crushing defeats on the enemy and dispersed their armies in the space of only 3 weeks.
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