EARTHSHAKING

earthshaking

(adjective) loud enough to shake the very earth

earthshaking, world-shaking, world-shattering

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

earthshaking (comparative more earthshaking, superlative most earthshaking)

Of global consequence or importance

Very loud

Synonyms

• earthshattering

Source: Wiktionary



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1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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