kaput

/kʌ'put/

Thân thiện

The old car is completely kaput.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Broken, ruined, or no longer working: Used to describe something that has failed completely or is beyond repair.
   • Finished, defeated, or destroyed: Used to describe a person, plan, or situation that has come to an unsuccessful end.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

Advanced Usage

• "to go kaput": to break down or stop functioning.
• Used informally, often in a slightly humorous or emphatic way to stress total failure.

Variants and Related Words

• Kaputt: An alternative spelling, closer to the original German word.

Synonyms

• Broken
• Finished
• Defeated
• Done for
• Busted (informal)

Related Idioms

• "Dead in the water": completely unable to function or proceed.
• "Gone for a burton" (British, informal): broken, ruined, or dead.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. destroyed or killed
   • we are gone geese

Từ đồng nghĩa

• done for
• kaput
• gone