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Killed vs Destroyed - What's the difference?

killed | destroyed |

As verbs the difference between killed and destroyed

is that killed is (kill) while destroyed is (destroy).

As adjectives the difference between killed and destroyed

is that killed is (metallurgy|of steel) deoxidized while destroyed is (ireland|informal) (particularly of a child) soiled, muddied, especially as a result of a fall or spill.

killed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (kill)

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "killed")

    Derived terms

    * must have killed a Chinaman

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (metallurgy, of steel) deoxidized

    • destroyed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (destroy)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (Ireland, informal) (particularly of a child) soiled, muddied, especially as a result of a fall or spill.