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destroyed

  • adjective
  • de·stroyed
  • /dɪˈstɹɔɪd/

Damaged beyond repair; ruined; wrecked; obliterated.

Other meanings

  1. (particularly of a child) soiled, muddied, especially as a result of a fall or spill.

Example sentences

  • “Pollution destroyed the once-vibrant coral reefs.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “Matter cannot be created or destroyed, but only transformed.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “destroyed” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.