destroyed
Translation
destroyed, ruined, wrecked
Examples
The city was completely destroyed.
The city was completely destroyed.
He felt destroyed by the criticism.
He felt destroyed by the criticism.
Grammar Patterns
be ((destroyed)) The city was completely destroyed.
Similar Words
Synonyms: ruined, wrecked, devastated; Antonyms: intact, preserved, created
Etymology
The past participle of the verb 'destroy', indicating the result of the action of destroying.
Memory Tips
This is the state something is in *after* it has been destroyed. Picture a pile of rubble where a building used to be.