crushed

Adjective
US[kruhsht]/krʌʃt/1 syllable
Synonyms: brokenhumbledhumiliatedlow

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance“crushed velvet”Opposite smoothSimilar rough, unsmooth
  2. subdued or brought low in condition or status“brought low”“a broken man”“his broken spirit”Synonyms: brokenhumbledhumiliatedlowOpposite proudSimilar humble
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

crushed adjective

1. treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; — of fabrics; as, crushed velvet.

2. utterly defeated. Syn. — subdued.

3. brought low in condition or status by confusion, humiliation, or severe disappointment. Syn. — broken, humbled, humiliated, low.

4. broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e.g. ore or stone. paved with crushed bluestone Syn. — ground.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, WordNet 1.5

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