squashing

/S K W AA1 SH IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.

  2. 2

    To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.

    โ€œSomehow, she squashed all her books into her backpack, which was now too heavy to carry.โ€

  3. 3

    To suppress; to force into submission.

noun
  1. 1

    The act by which something is squashed; a pressing.

adjective
  1. 1

    Belittling.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/squash, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/squashing