# wrecked

Pronunciation: say "REKT" /ɹɛkt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of wreck. — simple past and past participle of wreck
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of wreck. Use it for something done earlier, or after 'has', 'have' or 'was'.
   - _Years of neglect had wrecked the old mansion on the hill._
   - _A late penalty wrecked the team's hopes of reaching the final._

## Adjective

2. Destroyed, usually in an accident, or damaged so badly that it can no longer be used.
   - Simple: Broken so badly, often in a crash, that it can't be used anymore.
   - _Wrecked cars lined the shoulder after the pileup on the interstate._
   - _The wrecked ferry lay on its side in the harbor for months._
3. Extremely drunk, or heavily under the influence of recreational drugs. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Very drunk, or very affected by drugs.
   - _By midnight half the wedding guests were wrecked on cheap champagne._
   - _He was so wrecked after the festival that he slept through the whole next day._
4. Put in a dreadful or embarrassing position, as by being crushed in a game, beaten in an argument, or publicly shamed by a stinging insult.
   - Simple: Badly beaten or made to look silly, for example in a game or an argument.
   - _The streamer got wrecked in under a minute by a twelve-year-old with a better build._
   - _One reply from the intern and the troll was completely wrecked._

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