wrecked

wrecked is an adjective for something badly damaged, destroyed, or ruinedoften after a crash, storm, collision, or disaster. A wrecked car, wrecked boats, or wrecked remains all suggest damage serious enough that the thing may be unusable or beyond repair. But wrecked is not only for objects. In informal English, it can describe a person who is completely exhausted, and sometimes intoxicated, so context matters. The lesson also looks at useful patterns likewrecked + noun” and “be + wrecked,” plus contrasts with words like intact, functional, and repaired. Watch the full lesson to learn how to use wrecked naturally and accurately.

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A single wrecked car sits abandoned in a junkyard.