gutted
gutted Lexical Profile
gutted Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
British Bitterly disappointed,upset, or devastated (informal, also widely used in Australian and New Zealand English).
"The players were absolutely gutted after losing the championship final in the last minute."
Having had the interior or internal parts destroyed, removed, or stripped out, leaving only the outer shell (as of a building after a fire or during renovation).
"Architects drew up plans to transform the gutted warehouse into modern residential apartments."
Having had the internal organs or entrails removed, typically in preparation for cooking (of a fish or carcass).
"The fishmonger packed the freshly gutted salmon on crushed ice for transport."
Word Nuance & Usage
In informal British, Australian, and New Zealand English, 'gutted' is almost exclusively used predicatively (e.g., 'I was gutted') to express profound disappointment.