bombed out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bomd out]
- /bɒmd aʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bomd out]
- /bɒmd aʊt/

Definitions of bombed out words

adjective bombed out destroyed or severely damaged by or as by bombing: a bombed-out village; a bombed-out economy. 1
verb bombed out simple past tense and past participle of bomb out. 0
adjective bombed out Having been destroyed, or turned to rubble, with explosives. 0

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Origin of bombed out

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Bombed out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bombed out

bombed out popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bombed out usage trend in Literature

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