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ambushed

SayAM-buusht/ˈæm.bʊʃt/

3 meanings of ambushed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of ambush. Use it for a surprise attack that already happened.

    Robbers ambushed the travelers on a dark forest road.

    The soldiers were ambushed as they crossed the bridge.

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  2. 2
    victim of attackadjective
    Attacked by surprise by people who were hiding and waiting.

    The ambushed soldiers called for help on the radio.

    Police found the ambushed delivery van on the side of the road.

  3. 3
    caught off guardadjectivefiguratively
    Hit by a shock you were not ready for, as if attacked by surprise.

    I felt ambushed when my boss criticized my work in front of everyone.

    She looked ambushed when her parents asked about her grades at dinner.

    Similarstunned, shocked

ambushed is a form of ambush

ambush, verb: To hide and wait for someone, then attack them by surprise. Full entry

Forms
ambushambushes he/she/itambushing -ing formambushed past tense, past participle
Spelling
ambush → ambushed: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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