tramplings
Feet crushing beneath
Tramplings are instances of being trampled—crushed or damaged by heavy, repeated footsteps.
The word appears in accounts of crowd disasters, stampedes, or careless destruction: Several tramplings occurred during the stadium rush.
Figuratively, tramplings can describe violations of rights or dignity: the tramplings of civil liberties under the regime.
Forcing into submission
- dominationSupreme authority held
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
tyranny · crushing · exploitation · marginalization · silencing · disregard · violation · bulldozing
Overwhelming in intensity
- stompingTreading heavily, forcefully
- treadingWalking on a surface
- flatteningReducing to evenness
- poundingForceful repeated striking
squashing · hoofprints · footfalls · boots · damage · destruction · bruising · compacting
subjugation
Forcing into submission
- dominationSupreme authority held
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
suppression · tyranny · crushing · exploitation · marginalization · silencing · disregard · violation · bulldozing · steamrolling
crushing
Overwhelming in intensity
- stompingTreading heavily, forcefully
- treadingWalking on a surface
- flatteningReducing to evenness
pounding · squashing · hoofprints · footfalls · boots · damage · destruction · bruising · compacting · grinding
herd
Grazing animals together
- thunderingProducing deep, loud sound
- hoovesUngulate foot coverings
- gallopingFastest equine gait
wildebeest · buffalo · elephants · zebras · cattle · panic · charging · fleeing · dust · savannah
riots
Violent public disturbances
casualties · victims · injuries · unrest · chaos · melee · brawl · clashes · turmoil · disorder