# destroyed

Pronunciation: say "di-STROYD" /dɪˈstɹɔɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of destroy. — simple past and past participle of destroy
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of destroy. Use it for something that already happened, or after has, had or be.
   - _Vandals destroyed the statue in the park overnight._
   - _The invading army destroyed every bridge across the river._

## Adjective

2. Damaged so completely that it is ruined and beyond any repair.
   - Simple: Broken or ruined so badly that it cannot be fixed.
   - _The earthquake left the cathedral utterly destroyed, its roof caved in._
   - _Investigators photographed the destroyed vehicles before the wreckage was cleared away._
3. Soiled or muddied, especially of a child, as the result of a fall or a spill. *(colloquial, Ireland)*
   - Simple: Made dirty or muddy, often after a child falls down or spills something.
   - _The baby was thoroughly destroyed by the time she finished her spaghetti._
   - _He came home destroyed from head to toe after tripping in the flowerbed._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/destroyed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).