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   earth-shattering

   /ˈəːθˌʃat(ə)rɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. (in hyperbolic use) very important, shocking, or traumatic: "tell me this earth-shattering news of yours"

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   • 1. earth-shatteringly adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEARTH-SHATTERING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ˈɜːθˌʃæt. ə r.ɪŋ / us / ˈɝːθˌʃæt̬. ə r.ɪŋ / (also earth-shaking) Add to word list. extremely important, interesting, or surprising: This is hardly earth-shattering news to anyone who's been following the debate. an earth-shattering discovery. Synonym. earth-shaking. Fewer examples.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › earth-shatteringEarth-shattering Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   earth-shat· ter· ing ˈərth-ˈsha-tə-riŋ. Synonyms of earth-shattering. : earthshaking. Synonyms. big. consequential. earthshaking. eventful. historic. important. major. material. meaningful. momentous. monumental. much. significant. substantial. tectonic. weighty. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of earth-shattering in a Sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEARTH-SHATTERING definition and meaning | Collins English...

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   Something that is earth-shattering is very surprising or shocking. ...earth-shattering news. Synonyms: momentous , shocking , historic , decisive More Synonyms of earth-shattering

5. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › earth-shatteringEARTH-SHATTERING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Synonyms for EARTH-SHATTERING: major, important, significant, historic, big, substantial, meaningful, monumental; Antonyms of EARTH-SHATTERING: trivial, small, minor, insignificant, unimportant, little, inconsequential, negligible.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › earth-shatteringEarth-shattering - definition of earth-shattering by The Free...

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   Define earth-shattering. earth-shattering synonyms, earth-shattering pronunciation, earth-shattering translation, English dictionary definition of earth-shattering. or adj informal of enormous importance or consequence; momentous Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins...

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEARTH-SHATTERINGLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   earth-shatteringly definition: 1. in a way that is extremely important, interesting, or surprising: 2. in a way that is extremely…. Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › earth-shatteringearth-shattering - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   Definition of earth-shattering adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › earth-shatteringearth-shattering | meaning of earth-shattering in Longman...

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   earth-shattering meaning, definition, what is earth-shattering: surprising or shocking and very importan...: Learn more.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › earth-shattering_adjearth-shattering adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

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    The earliest known use of the adjective earth-shattering is in the 1850s. OED's earliest evidence for earth-shattering is from before 1859, in the writing of Thomas De Quincey, essayist. earth-shattering is formed within English, by compounding.

11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › earthshatteringearthshattering - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    earth-shattering; Etymology [edit] earth +‎ shattering. Adjective [edit] earthshattering (comparative more earthshattering, superlative most earthshattering) Earthshaking.