earth-shattering
|earth-shat-ter-ing|
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/ˈɜrθˌʃætərɪŋ/
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/ˈɜːθˌʃætərɪŋ/
extremely significant
Etymology
'earth-shattering' originates from the combination of 'earth' and 'shattering,' where 'earth' refers to the planet and 'shattering' means breaking into pieces.
'earth-shattering' evolved from the literal sense of causing the earth to break into pieces to a figurative sense of causing a major impact.
Initially, it meant 'causing the earth to break,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'extremely significant or impactful.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
extremely important or significant, often causing a major change or impact.
The discovery was earth-shattering for the scientific community.
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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:40