deformed, pulverized, or forced inwards by compression
feeling overwhelmingly disappointed or embarrassed
I was crushed—was I not good enough?
compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape
the front of his car was crushed in the collision
you can crush a pill between two spoons
a labourer was crushed to death by a lorry
violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)
the king crushed the rebellion