Crushed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɹʌʃt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Crushed is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of crush.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of crush.
More Meanings
- Pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments.
- Broken, saddened, depressed, devastated.
- (not comparable, textiles) Of a fabric, having the appearance of having been crushed.
Example Sentences
Her top was of black crushed velvet.
We were totally crushed upon hearing the news of your accident.
[…] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.
Synonyms for crushed
Depending on context, synonyms include rough, low, ground, humble, humiliated, defeated.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include broken, defeated, rough, humbled, humiliated, unsmooth.
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