握り潰す

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 握り潰す is read as にぎりつぶす and is a transitive verb for crushing something in one's hand or figuratively suppressing a report or proposal.
• Basic usage: Physical crumpling appears in 紙を握り潰す, while suppression appears in 報告を握り潰す.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Physical and figurative senses
  • Paper is crushed by hand, while a report is figuratively prevented from being disclosed or acted upon.
• Difference from 無視する
  • 無視する broadly means ignoring something; 握り潰す strongly suggests using control to stop information or a proposal from proceeding.