wreck
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- noun
- /rɛk/
- After the storm, the once beautiful building was left a crumbling wreck with broken windows and missing walls.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd my makeup looked a wreck by the ending.
- And my makeup looked a wreck by the ending.
- You have a a wreck of a car up on on blocks.
- You could still be a complete train wreck and not break the law.
- And emotionally, I was a wreck almost every night.
- On I'm being an emotional wreck might help you.
- What is What is Henry like Such a wreck.
- I was a wreck, an absolute wreck.
- And yeah, dude, it's I know I'm going to probably be a wreck next week.
Examples
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Dave Baker moved out four years ago, and the place is a wreck.
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And I see this widow and she's a wreck.
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It's already a complete wreck, but it's so small.
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What do you know about the, the, the terrible train wreck that happened today?
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It's an old wreck anyway.
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I sat in the wreck, holding Karin, when reality cracked, and I fell out.
Academic text (2009) -
I'm a train wreck.
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I'm a wreck.
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The old car sat in the yard as a complete wreck, with rust covering its body and flat tires.
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The abandoned amusement park had become a wreck, with overgrown weeds and decaying rides everywhere.
Synonyms
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3.2
A state of complete destruction or loss
How Damaged
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wreck comes from the old English wrecca, which gave the idea of someone or something 'ruined' or driven away and is related to the word wretch. So calling someone an 'emotional wreck' means they feel ruined or very broken.