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Definition -busting in British English

-busting suffix

suffix
/bʌstɪŋ/
1

used with some nouns to make adjectives describing someone or something that attacks or removes something bad

Example

a crime-busting initiative

Example

inflation-busting pay rises

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Definition -busting in British English