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- [dih-stroi]
- /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
- /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
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- [dih-stroi]
- /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
Definitions of destroyed word
- verb with object destroyed to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate. 1
- verb with object destroyed to put an end to; extinguish. 1
- verb with object destroyed to kill; slay. 1
- verb with object destroyed to render ineffective or useless; nullify; neutralize; invalidate. 1
- verb with object destroyed to defeat completely. 1
- verb without object destroyed to engage in destruction. 1
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Origin of destroyed
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English destroyen < Old French destruire < Vulgar Latin dēstrūgere (unattested), for Latin dēstruere (dē- de- + struere “to pick up, build”)
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Parts of speech for Destroyed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
destroyed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
destroyed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for destroyed
adj destroyed
- lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- wrecked — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- ruined — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
- smashed — of, relating to, or constituting a great success: That composer has written many smash tunes.
Antonyms for destroyed
adj destroyed
- successful — achieving or having achieved success.
- repaired — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
- intact — not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished: The vase remained intact despite rough handling.
- protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
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