crushed

Meaning of crushed

adjective
  1. deformed, pulverized, or forced inwards by compression.
  2. feeling overwhelmingly disappointed or embarrassed.
    I was crushed—was I not good enough?
verb, past tense
  1. compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.
    the front of his car was crushed in the collision
    you can crush a pill between two spoons
    a labourer was crushed to death by a lorry
  2. violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion).
  3. make (someone) feel overwhelmingly disappointed or embarrassed.
    I was crushed—was I not good enough?

Middle English: from Old French cruissir, ‘gnash (teeth) or crack’, of unknown origin.

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Hyphenation of crushed

crushed

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • crushed is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

crushed synonyms

Meaning broken:

broken, humbled, humiliated, low

Meaning crush or squeeze (something) with force so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape:

squash

Meaning firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers:

squeeze

Meaning move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force:

press

Meaning flatten by pressure; squeeze or press:

compress

Meaning crush into a soft, wet, shapeless mass:

pulp

Meaning crush or smash (something) to a pulp:

mash

Meaning (especially with reference to food) soften or become softened by soaking in a liquid:

macerate

Meaning destroy or severely damage by tearing or crushing:

mangle

Meaning make or become flat or flatter:

flatten

Meaning squash or crush:

squidge

Meaning a piece of thin wood in the centre of a chair back:

splat

Meaning crush or smash:

smush

Meaning reduce to fine particles:

pulverize

Meaning a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg):

pound

Meaning reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it:

grind

Meaning completely defeat, destroy, or foil (something regarded as hostile or dangerous):

smash

Meaning break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces:

shatter

Meaning cause (something) to break apart into small fragments:

crumble

Meaning crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding sound:

crunch

Meaning break or cause to break into small sharp fragments:

splinter

Meaning grind (something) in a mill:

mill

Meaning crush or grind with a pestle:

pestle

Meaning grind to a fine powder:

triturate

Meaning (of a donkey or mule) utter a bray:

bray

Meaning reduce (a substance) to a fine powder or smooth paste:

levigate

Meaning ground meal shaped into pellets, especially for pet food:

kibble

Meaning forcibly put an end to:

suppress

Meaning put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force:

quell

Meaning put an end to; suppress:

quash

Meaning defeat (an opponent):

overcome

Meaning defeat or overcome with superior strength:

overpower

Meaning win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat:

defeat

Meaning cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine:

extinguish

Meaning defeat thoroughly:

vanquish

Meaning destroy the power of (a movement or organization):

break

Meaning subdue (someone or something) by force:

repress

Meaning overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person):

subdue

Meaning cause (someone) to feel very embarrassed or ashamed:

mortify

Meaning make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride:

humiliate

Meaning make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed:

abash

Meaning feel distressed or humiliated:

chagrin

Meaning make (someone) suddenly lose confidence or feel dispirited:

deflate

Meaning cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope:

demoralize

Meaning cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief:

devastate

Words that rhyme with crushed

shed, abashed, alewashed, ashed, backlashed, backwashed, bashed, bedashed, besplashed, brainwashed, brashed, cashed, clashed, colourwashed, crashed, dashed, deashed, earbashed, encashed, fashed, flashed, gashed, gatecrashed, gnashed, greenwashed, hashed, interdashed, kourbashed, kurbashed, lashed, leashed, mashed, outflashed, pashed, pebbledashed, plashed, potashed, prewashed, quashed, rainwashed, rashed, rehashed, rewashed, sashed, shashed, siwashed, slashed, smashed, snashed, spatterdashed

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