Meaning & use
Gutted
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Extremely disappointed or upset; devastated (informal, chiefly British usage). Also used literally to describe something that has had its internal parts removed.
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She was gutted when her flight got cancelled the night before the wedding.
The old warehouse was gutted by fire, leaving only its outer walls standing.
A note on using this word
In British and Australian English, "gutted" is common informal slang for deep disappointment, separate from its literal sense of having organs or interior removed.
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2. adjective
Having had the internal organs or contents removed.
The fishmonger sold the fish already gutted and scaled.
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