destroyed

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destroyed

/dɪˈstɹɔɪd/

Rhymes with -ɔɪd

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of destroy

adjective

not comparable Damaged beyond repair; ruined; wrecked; obliterated. The dragon from under-earth, the nightmarish destroyer, lay destroyed as well, utterly without life.
Ireland, informal, not comparable (particularly of a child) soiled, muddied, especially as a result of a fall or spill.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wrecked, devastated, blighted, obliterated, totaled, war-torn, fallen, annihilated, spoilt, shattered, tattered, broken, extinguished, obliterate, lost, done for

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"destroyed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/destroyed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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destroyed. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/destroyed

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"destroyed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/destroyed.

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@misc{destroyed_2026,
  title = {destroyed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/destroyed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}