adjective
- extremely disappointed or upset
Usage: informal
verb
- past tense of gut: removed the internal organs from (a fish or animal)
- past tense of gut: destroyed the interior of (a building)
Examples
- I was absolutely gutted when my team lost the championship.
- She felt gutted after not getting the job she really wanted.
- The fisherman gutted the salmon before cooking it.
- Fire gutted the historic building, leaving only the walls standing.
- The old warehouse was gutted and converted into luxury apartments.
- He was gutted to miss his daughter’s graduation ceremony.
- The chef carefully gutted the fish for the evening’s special.