Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely destroyed or torn down: Describes something that has been reduced to ruins or broken into pieces, typically as a result of deliberate action.
   • Overwhelmingly defeated or refuted: Used figuratively to describe an argument, theory, or opponent that has been utterly defeated or proven wrong.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The demolished building was nothing but a pile of rubble. (The structure that was torn down was only a heap of debris.)
  • After the hurricane, the entire coastal town was demolished. (Following the storm, the whole seaside town was completely destroyed.)
  • His argument was completely demolished by the new evidence. (His line of reasoning was utterly refuted by the recently discovered facts.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be demolished": The most common usage is in the passive voice, indicating the state of having been destroyed.
  • The old factory has been demolished to make way for a new park.
• Figurative Use: Often used in debates, sports, or competitions to indicate a total defeat.
  • The champion boxer demolished his opponent in the first round. (The title-holding fighter utterly defeated his challenger quickly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Demolish (verb): To completely destroy or tear down something.
  • The crew will demolish the unsafe bridge tomorrow.
• Demolition (noun): The act or process of demolishing.
  • The demolition of the stadium took three weeks.

Synonyms

• Destroyed: Damaged so severely as to be unusable or unrecognizable.
• Razed: Completely leveled to the ground.
• Annihilated: Completely destroyed or obliterated.
• Wrecked: Badly damaged or destroyed.

Related Phrases

• "to be reduced to rubble": To be completely destroyed, leaving only broken fragments.
  • The earthquake reduced the city center to rubble.
• "to be in ruins": To be in a state of complete destruction or decay.
  • The castle stood in ruins for centuries.

Adjective

1. torn down and broken up