Quashed
/kwɑːʃt/noun
Past tense and past participle of quash, meaning to suppress, annul, or crush completely.
Did you know?Quash entered English through legal language, where it meant to annul a proceeding or verdict—an old reminder that words can be used like a ritual seal to erase reality.
Etymological Timeline
14th Century
Old French
quasser
“to break, shatter, or crush”
Late Latin
Latin
quassare
“to shake violently, shatter, or dash to pieces”
Classical Latin
Latin
quatere
“to shake or strike”
14th Century
Middle English
quashen
“to crush, suppress, or bring to nothing”
Modern English
English
quash
“to suppress, annul, or completely put an end to”