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Definitions for Destroyed
[1] 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.
[2] to put an end to; extinguish.
[3] to kill; slay.
[4] to render ineffective or useless; nullify; neutralize; invalidate.
[5] to defeat completely.
[6] to engage in destruction.
[7] to ruin; spoil; render useless
[8] to tear down or demolish; break up; raze
[9] to put an end to; do away with; extinguish
[10] to kill or annihilate
[11] to crush, subdue, or defeat
[12] (intr) to be destructive or cause destruction
Words related to Destroyed
destroylost, wrecked, ruined, broken, smashed, shattered, devastated, demolished, ravaged, obliterated, overwhelmed, blasted, wasted, felled, annihilated, blighted, sacked, totaled, gutted
Words nearby Destroyed
destroydestitute, destitution, destock, destool, destrier, destroy, destroyer, destroyer escort, destroying angel, destruct, destructible
Origin of Destroyed
1175–1225; Middle English destroyen < Old French destruire < Vulgar Latin dēstrūgere (unattested), for Latin dēstruere (dē- de- + struere “to pick up, build”)
Words that may be confused with Destroyed
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, destroydecimate, destroy, (see, usage, note, at, decimate)
Other words from Destroyed
de·stroy·a·ble , adjective
half-de·stroyed , adjective
pre·de·stroy , verb (used with object)
self-de·stroyed , adjective
self-de·stroy·ing , adjective
un·de·stroyed , adjective
well-de·stroyed , adjective
Word origin for Destroyed
C13: from Old French destruire, from Latin dēstruere to pull down, from de- + struere to pile up, build
Synonyms for Destroyed
broken, demolished, devastated, lost, ravaged, ruined, shattered, smashed, wrecked, abolished, annihilated, blasted, blighted, consumed, devoured, disintegrated, eradicated, felled, incinerated, killed, obliterated, overwhelmed, razed, sacked, totaled, wasted, gutted, torn down, wiped out