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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  destroyed \destroyed\ adj.
     1. p. p. of destroy. [Narrower terms: annihilated,
        exterminated, wiped out(predicate); blasted, desolate,
        desolated, devastated, ravaged, ruined, wasted;
        blighted, spoilt; blotted out, obliterate,
        obliterated; demolished, dismantled, razed; done
        for(predicate), kaput(predicate), gone(prenominal), lost,
        finished(predicate); extinguished; ruined, wiped
        out(predicate), impoverished; totaled, wrecked;
        war-torn, war-worn; despoiled, pillaged, raped,
        ravaged, sacked] Also See: damaged. Antonym:
        preserved
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. destroyed physically or morally.
  
     Syn: ruined.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Destroy \De*stroy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Destroyed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Destroying.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien,
     OF. destruire, F. d['e]truire, fr. L. destruere, destructum;
     de + struere to pile up, build. See Structure.]
     1. To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently
        into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and
        organic existence of; to demolish.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              But ye shall destroy their altars, break their
              images, and cut down their groves.    --Ex. xxxiv.
                                                    13.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to
        annihilate; to consume.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation.
                                                    --Jer. xii.
                                                    17.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of;
        to kill.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If him by force he can destroy, or, worse,
              By some false guile pervert.          --Milton.
  
     Syn: To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin;
          throw down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate;
          deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See
          Demolish.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Destroy \De*stroy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Destroyed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Destroying.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien,
     OF. destruire, F. d['e]truire, fr. L. destruere, destructum;
     de + struere to pile up, build. See Structure.]
     1. To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently
        into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and
        organic existence of; to demolish.
  
              But ye shall destroy their altars, break their
              images, and cut down their groves.    --Ex. xxxiv.
                                                    13.
  
     2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to
        annihilate; to consume.
  
              I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation.
                                                    --Jer. xii.
                                                    17.
  
     3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of;
        to kill.
  
              If him by force he can destroy, or, worse, By some
              false guile pervert.                  --Milton.
  
     Syn: To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin;
          throw down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate;
          deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See
          Demolish.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  destroyed
       adj 1: spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities
              destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her
              destroyed mind" [ant: preserved]
       2: destroyed physically or morally [syn: ruined]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  destroyed
     Middle English vb.
     (past participle of enm destroyen)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  destroyed
     a.
     (lb en Ireland informal) (particularly of a child) soiled, muddied,
  especially as a result of a fall or spill.
     vb.
     (infl of en destroy  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  destroyed
     Middle English vb.
     (past participle of enm destroyen)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  destroyed
     Middle English vb.
     (past participle of enm destroyen)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  destroyed
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm d estroy ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  destroyed
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en destroy ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb destroy)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Destroyed /dɪstɹˈɔɪd/
  محطّم

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  destroyed /dɪstɹˈɔɪd/ 
  zničený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  destroyed /dɪstɹˈɔɪd/
  fertiggemacht
        "He was utterly destroyed/devastated/gutted when his girlfriend left him."  - Er war völlig am Boden zerstört, als seine Freundin ihn verließ.
   see: destroy sb., destroying
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  destroyed /dɪstɹˈɔɪd/
  zerstört, vernichtet, destruiert
   see: destroy sth., destroying, destroys, destroyed, destroy evidence, destroy documents
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  destroyed /dɪstɹˈɔɪd/
  zerstörte, vernichtete
   see: destroy sth., destroying, destroyed, destroys, destroy evidence, destroy documents
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  destroyed /dɪstɹˈɔɪd/
  
  κατεστραμμένος

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  destroyed /dɪstɹˈɔɪd/
  razoren, uništen

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/dɪˈstɹɔɪd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "destroyed":
     ausgespielt, bankrupt, blasted, blighted, botched, broken,
     desolated, devastated, done for, done in, down-and-out, fallen,
     finished, gone to pot, in ruins, irremediable, kaput, marred,
     overthrown, ravaged, ruined, ruinous, spoiled, spoilt, undone,
     wasted, wrecked
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     被毁

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