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潰つぶす

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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つぶす

Meanings

to smash, to crush, to flatten
to shut down, to put out of business, to force (a company) to close up shop
to wreck, to break, to block, to thwart
to butcher, to slaughter, to kill (livestock, for food)
to kill (time), to while away (the time), to use up (one's time)
to waste (e.g. talents)

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Example sentences

彼かれの一言ひとことが彼女かのじょの夢ゆめを潰つぶしてしまった。

His one remark completely crushed her dream.

暇ひまを潰つぶすために図書館としょかんで本ほんを読よんだ。

I read books at the library to kill time.

その会社かいしゃは経営不振けいえいふしんで完全かんぜんに潰つぶされた。

The company was completely shut down due to poor management.

せっかくの才能さいのうを潰つぶすのはもったいない。

It's a waste to throw away such a rare talent.

反対意見はんたいいけんを徹底的てっていてきに潰つぶそうとする政治家せいじかの姿勢しせいは、民主主義みんしゅしゅぎの観点かんてんから問題もんだいがある。

The attitude of politicians who try to completely crush opposing opinions is problematic from the standpoint of democracy.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)