A shattering loss of confidence inspires behavior that overwhelms the normal self-correcting mechanisms that usually prevent a recession from becoming deep and prolonged: a depression.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
令人非常惊愕难过的;给人以极大打击的
Something that is shattering shocks and upsets you very much.