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subdued, crushed

adj. (defeated)

ground, crushed

adj. treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; "crushed velvet"

broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low

adj. subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

abashed, chagrined, embarrassed

adj. feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"

ashamed(p)

adj. feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"

at a loss(p), nonplused, nonplussed, puzzled

adj. filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"

rippled, ruffled

adj. shaken into waves or undulations as by wind; "the rippled surface of the pond"; "with ruffled flags flying"

penitent, repentant

adj. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

sorrowful

adj. experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13

discomfited, baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated

adj. disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"

overcome, beaten, conquered, overthrown, overwhelmed, routed, vanquished

adj. formed or made thin by hammering; "beaten gold"

bested, outdone

adj. (defeated)

subjugated

adj. reduced to submission; "subjugated peoples"

broken, busted

adj. out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted"

chipped

adj. having a small piece broken off: "a chipped tooth"

cracked

adj. of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide

crumbled, fragmented

adj. having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"

dissolved

adj. (of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form; "add the dissolved gelatin"

fractured

adj. used of a break in esp. bone: "a broken neck"; "fractured skull"

shattered, tattered

adj. ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength"; "my torn and tattered past"

split

adj. (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"

broken, unkept

adj. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"

submissive, deferential

adj. inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"

meek, mild, modest

adj. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"

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