verpletteren
- To crush or smash something into small pieces or to destroy it completely. verbThe demolition crew used a wrecking ball to verpletteren the old building.Her dreams were verpletteren when she didn't get the job she wanted.
- To overwhelm or defeat someone completely, often in a figurative sense. verbThe chess champion verpletteren his opponent in just a few moves.She felt verpletteren by the amount of work she had to complete before the deadline.