Rotted — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

break down

become physically weaker

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɑːɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɒtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɒtɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɑːɾᵻd/.

Examples

The bodies decomposed in the heat
Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world
rotten floor boards

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waste decompose rotten molder moulder rot decayed

Parts of Speech

verb	break down “The bodies decomposed in the heat”
verb	become physically weaker “Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world”
adjective	damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless “rotten floor boards”

Word Forms

decomposition	noun	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
rot	noun	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
rotting	noun	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
wastage	noun	the process of wasting
rottenness	noun	in a state of progressive putrefaction

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verfault

abbauen

🇫🇷French

pourri

panne

🇪🇸Spanish

podrido

descomponer

🇮🇹Italian

marcito

guasto

🇳🇱Dutch

verrot

afbreken

🇵🇹Portuguese

apodrecido

discriminação

🇷🇺Russian

гнилой

авария

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सड़

टूट - फूट

🇧🇩Bengali

পচা

ভেঙ্গে ফেলা

🇮🇳Tamil

அழுகியது

உடைந்துவிடும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుళ్లిపోయింది

విచ్ఛిన్నం

🇮🇳Marathi

कुजलेला

तुटणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સડેલું

તૂટી જવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳೆಯಿತು

ಒಡೆಯುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചീഞ്ഞളിഞ്ഞു

ബ്രേക്ക് ഡൗൺ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੜਿਆ

ਟੁੱਟ ਜਾਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سڑا ہوا

ٹوٹ جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腐烂的

分解

🇯🇵Japanese

腐った

壊す

🇰🇷Korean

썩은

무너지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mục nát

phá vỡ

🇹🇭Thai

เน่าเปื่อย

พังทลาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

membusuk

perincian

🇵🇭Filipino

nabulok

masira

🇲🇾Malay

reput

rosak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فاسدة

انفصال

🇮🇷Persian

پوسیده

شکستن

🇹🇷Turkish

çürümüş

bozulma

🇮🇱Hebrew

נרקב

להישבר

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The primary meaning of 'rotted' is 'break down'.

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