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crushed

crushed

4.2
Feeling very sad and without hope
  • adjective
  • /krʌʃt/
translation icon : abatido
  • The team was crushed after losing the championship game in the final seconds.

And in that moment, I just, I was crushed, honestly.

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Examples

  • I was crushed at what I saw.

  • He was crushed by the weight of his responsibilities, feeling like he had no way out.

  • And she hugs me and I am crushed in that moment.

  • And in the moment I've just felt crushed because I had.

  • These exhausted creatures, emptied of blood, emptied of thought, crushed by superhuman fatigue.

  • After hearing the bad news about her job, she felt completely crushed.

Synonyms

low
vscrushed
336 1.0

Feeling sad or without energy

is more intensely subdued and reduced in condition or status
glum
vscrushed
23 4.1

Looking or feeling sad and quiet

is more intense defeat that also lowers condition and social standing
broken
vscrushed
18 3.4

Very weak because of illness, pain, or hard times

is more about total defeat and loss of standing or spirit
despondent
vscrushed
18 7.7

Feeling very sad and without hope about the future

is stronger defeat implying being brought low in condition or status
humbled
vscrushed
8 4.4

Feeling less proud because something shows your limits

is more intensely defeated and subdued in condition or status
abject
vscrushed
  • Formal
7 7.7

Showing or feeling complete defeat and no hope

is extreme defeat that still emphasizes lowered condition or status
dejected
vscrushed
5 4.5

Feeling very sad and not hopeful

is more extreme defeat and lowered social or personal standing
dispirited
vscrushed
5 5.4

Feeling sad and without hope

is stronger meaning deeply defeated in status or spirit
crestfallen
vscrushed
5 7.5

Sad and disappointed because what you hoped for did not happen

is less about disappointment and more about deep lasting defeat
downhearted
vscrushed
1 4.1

Feeling sad and without much hope

is more extreme defeat reducing a person's status or spirit
heavy-hearted
vscrushed
1 5.4

Feeling very sad and weighed down inside

is stronger meaning deeply defeated and brought low in status
shattered
vscrushed
1 4.8

Feeling very upset because hopes or feelings are destroyed

is more about being defeated and brought low in status
deflated
vscrushed
4.6

Feeling less confident and hopeful after a disappointment

is more total describing a person severely defeated in spirit and status

Antonyms

empowered
  • Formal
5 4.2

Having official power to make decisions

3.9

Feeling happy and proud because something made you feel better

Compounds

crushed rock
  • Specialized
1 3.0

Small pieces of rock made by crushing larger stones and used for paths and building

crushed leather
  • Specialized
4.6

A type of leather that makers treat so its surface looks wrinkled and textured

How Defeated

inconsolable
10 7.2
crushed
4.2
sad
1.0
disappointed
527 1.0
down
  • Informal
24 6.7

Surface Forms

crushed positive

Morphology

crushed = crush (transparent) = crush + ed

The adjective is a past-participial adjective formed from the verb 'crush' meaning 'defeated or overwhelmed', which matches the sense.

Etymology

The word crushed comes from an old word crush which meant 'to press' or 'squeeze', so imagine someone being pressed under a heavy weight. That's why when someone is crushed in spirit they feel beaten down and unable to stand up.