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Definition of 'destroyed'

adjective

Spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind" [ant: preserved]

adjective

Destroyed physically or morally [syn: destroyed, ruined]

From: 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: 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]