Standard Lemma guide

destroyed

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /dɪˈstɹɔɪd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S T R OY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Damaged beyond repair; ruined; wrecked; obliterated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

(particularly of a child) soiled, muddied, especially as a result of a fall or spill.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, informal, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of destroy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

spoiled or ruined or demolished

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • war left many cities destroyed
  • Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: preserved

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

destroyed physically or morally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ruined

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Real reading context

destroyed in complete knowledge articles