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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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“I was too busted up to come earlier. That’s my childhood there, burning up in flames.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023

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

I think all three of us figured the other two waren’t gonna quit bawling till we busted up one from the ’nother.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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