ಅರ್ಥ : Making light of.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							Afire with annihilating invective.
							A devastating portrait of human folly.
							To compliments inflated I've a withering reply.
							
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : annihilating, withering
ಅರ್ಥ : Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							Possessing annihilative power.
							A devastating hurricane.
							The guns opened a withering fire.
							
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : annihilating, annihilative, withering
ಅರ್ಥ : Physically or spiritually devastating. Often used in combination.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							A crushing blow.
							A crushing rejection.
							Bone-crushing.
							
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : crushing