Definition
Either to press or squeeze something so hard it breaks or loses shape, or the plural of crush (romantic attraction to someone).
Etymology
From Old French 'crouissir,' possibly from Latin 'cruciare' (to torture). The romantic sense emerged in American slang around 1900 as a metaphor for intense emotional pressure.
Kelly Says
The same word describes both physical destruction and emotional vulnerability—which is poetic, because unrequited crushes actually feel like compression, like you're being squeezed into impossible shapes.
Translations
CACatalà
esquinçaments
e.skiŋ.ʃa.mɛ̃
DADansk
knusninger
knuːs.nɪŋ.ər
DEDeutsch
Zertrümmerungen
tsɛɐ̯ˈtʁʏmːɐʁʊŋən
ELΕλληνικά
σπασμούς
spaz.moos
ESEspañol
crushes
kraʊʃəs
FISuomi
murskaukset
mur.skaus.ket
FRFrançais
écrasements
ekrase.mɑ̃
HUMagyar
zúzódások
zjuː.doː.ʃaːk
IDBahasa Indonesia
penghancuran
pen.xan.cu.ran
ITItaliano
schiaffe
skjaːf.fe
MSBahasa Melayu
penghancuran
pen.xan.cu.ran
NLNederlands
verbrijzelingen
ver.brij.ze.li.n.gen
NONorsk
knusninger
knuːs.nɪŋ.ər
PLPolski
zmiażdżenia
zmjaːdʒɛn.ɲa
PTPortuguês
esmagamentos
ɛsmaɡɐmɐ̃tuʃ
RORomână
zdrobiri
dzdro.bi.ri
RUРусский
разрушения
razruʃenija
SVSvenska
krossningar
kroːs.nɪŋar
SWKiswahili
kupelekwa
ku.pe.le.k.wa
TAதமிழ்
உடைப்பு
u.dai.ppu
TEతెలుగు
చిమ్మట
chim.ma.ta
TLTL
pag-a-crush
pa-gə-a-krʊʃ
TRTürkçe
ezberlemel
eʒ.bɛr.le.mɛl
UKУкраїнська
розрушення
rozruʃennja
VITiếng Việt
sự nghiền nát
su nghien nat