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wrecked

The correct spelling is wrecked.

How to pronounce wrecked

/ɹɛkt/
verb

IPA: /ɹɛkt/

Say it like: Rek-ed

The correct spelling is wrecked. To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless. For example: "He wrecked the car in a collision."

Usage Examples

He wrecked the car in a collision.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.
  2. 2.To ruin or dilapidate.
  3. 3.To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts.
  4. 4.To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.

adjective

  1. 1.Destroyed, usually in an accident; damaged to the point of unusability.
  2. 2.Very intoxicated from alcohol and/or other drugs.
  3. 3.Having been put in a dreadful or embarrassing situation; can range from being pwned in a game to being utterly defeated in an argument or publicly shamed with a stinging insult.

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