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busted up

ADJECTIVE

hurt

Synonyms

STRONG

aching aggrieved agonized battered bleeding bruised buffeted burned contused crushed cut damaged disfigured distressed disturbed grazed harmed hit impaired lacerated marred mauled miffed mutilated nicked offended pained piqued scarred scraped scratched shook shot sore struck suffering tender tortured warped wounded

WEAK

all torn up in pain indignant put away resentful rueful sad stricken umbrageous unhappy

Antonyms

STRONG

OK happy healthy perfect pleased

WEAK

comforted cured healed remedied well

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Her aging body is all busted up with physical ailments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

Kosteniuk as White allows her queenside to be busted up and renounces castling in exchange for the bishop pair and a half-open b-file, but neither works to her advantage in the ensuring play.

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2023

In addition to destroying command posts, bridges, ammo dumps, and other large, fixed targets, HiMARS has also busted up Russian artillery batteries, in some cases a minute after the Russians fired their rockets.

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2022

Reshaping or obscuring a pavilion’s architecture as a historical indictment has been a reliable approach here since Hans Haacke busted up the German pavilion in 1993.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

Becky busted up laughing, and then we all joined in, even Tamika.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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