crushing blow

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crushing blow

A major defeat or setback that is devastating to the goals of a person, group, or organization. The team's loss last Sunday was a crushing blow to their chances for a championship. Failing that test was a crushing blow to my hopes for an honors degree.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ekaterina	ye-kah-tye-REE-nah (Russian), ee-kah-tee-REE-nah (Russian)	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Susann	zoo-ZAHN (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Talfryn	-	Welsh
Addie	['ædi]
Ioane	-	Georgian (Archaic)
Zina	-	Russian