Crumpled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fall apart

fold or collapse

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌmpəld/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈʌmpəld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈʌmpəld/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʌmpəld/.

Examples

the building crumbled after the explosion
Negotiations broke down
His knees buckled

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crumble wrinkle collapse crinkle crumple buckle tumble rumple bent dented break down cockle pucker knit crease

Parts of Speech

verb	fall apart “the building crumbled after the explosion”
verb	fold or collapse “His knees buckled”
verb	to gather something into small wrinkles or folds “She puckered her lips”
verb	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased “This fabric won't wrinkle”
adjective	of metal e.g. “bent nails”

Word Forms

wrinkle	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crease	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crinkle	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zerknittert

auseinander fallen

🇫🇷French

froissé

tomber en morceaux

🇪🇸Spanish

estropeado

desmoronarse

🇮🇹Italian

accartocciato

cadere a pezzi

🇳🇱Dutch

verfrommeld

uit elkaar vallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

amassado

desmoronar

🇷🇺Russian

смятый

развалиться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झुर्रीदार

अलग - थलग

🇧🇩Bengali

চূর্ণবিচূর্ণ

বিচ্ছিন্ন হয়ে পড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

நொறுங்கியது

பிரிந்து விழுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

నలిగింది

విడిపోతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

चुरा

अलग पडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચોળાયેલું

અલગ પડી જવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಕ್ಕುಗಟ್ಟಿದ

ಬೀಳುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തകർന്നു

വീഴും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁਚਲਿਆ

ਵੱਖ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پسے ہوئے

الگ ہو جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

皱巴巴的

散架

🇯🇵Japanese

くしゃくしゃ

バラバラになる

🇰🇷Korean

구겨진

무너지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhàu nát

sụp đổ

🇹🇭Thai

ยู่ยี่

กระจุย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kusut

berantakan

🇵🇭Filipino

gusot

magkawatak-watak

🇲🇾Malay

renyuk

berpecah belah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انهارت

ينهار

🇮🇷Persian

مچاله شده

از هم پاشید

🇹🇷Turkish

buruşuk

parçalanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מקומט

להתפרק

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The primary meaning of 'crumpled' is 'fall apart'.

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Using 'crumpled' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'crumpled' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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