démoli

This is the 9580th most frequent French word.


démoli

Destroyed; demolished.


In this sentence, 'démoli' is used to describe the physical action of demolishing a structure.

Ce bâtiment a été démoli en raison de sa vétusté.

This building was demolished due to its decrepitude.


Here, 'démoli' is used metaphorically to describe an emotional state resulting from a distressing event.

Après l'accident, il était complètement démoli émotionnellement.

After the accident, he was completely emotionally shattered.


In this case, 'démoli' is used figuratively to indicate the refutation or invalidation of ideas through evidence.

Les théories obsolètes ont été démolies par les nouvelles recherches.

The obsolete theories were demolished by new research findings.