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

    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.

    • Earth Science

      EARTH SCIENCE definition: 1. the scientific study of the...

    • Earth Tone

      EARTH TONE definition: 1. a rich, dark colour that contains...

    • Traditional

      EARTH-SHATTERING translate: 震撼世界的；石破天驚的；極其重大的. Learn more in...

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

    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...

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

    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...

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

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

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

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

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › earth-shatteringEARTH-SHATTERING - Find out everything about this English word |...

    Something that is earth-shattering is very surprising or shocking. [...] More. Synonyms of 'earth-shattering' • momentous, shocking, historic, decisive [...] More. Collocations with 'earth-shattering' earth-shattering event. Examples of 'earth-shattering' in a sentence.