swingeing

• Se dit d'une mesure, d'une réduction ou d'une critique extrêmement sévère, drastique ou impitoyable.

Used to describe something that is severe, extreme, or harsh, especially in terms of cuts, reductions, or criticism.

1. Severe or extremeC1formalbritish

   Used to describe something that is very severe, harsh, or punishing, often in terms of financial measures or criticism.

   sévère, draconien

   • The government introduced swingeing cuts to public spending.
   • The company faced swingeing penalties for breaking the law.
   • The report was a swingeing attack on the management's decisions.

   Synonymesdevastatingdrasticextremeharshpunishingseverestringentsweeping

   Antonymesgentlelenientmildmoderate