destroyed

de-stroyed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of destroy; caused severe damage to something so that it no longer exists or functions.

  2. 2.

    Completely defeated or ruined.

  3. 3.

    Killed an animal, especially humanely.

Related words

Antonyms: built, created, preserved, repaired
See also: destroy, destroyer, destruction
Synonyms: annihilated, demolished, devastated, ruined, wrecked

Etymology

Past tense form of destroy, from Old French destruire, from Latin destruere meaning "to pull down, demolish."