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GUT-id/ˈɡʌtɪd/

Gutted means extremely disappointed (UK informal), as if something has been taken out of you. Devastated is stronger and more formal; disappointed is the classroom word. Collocation: gutted about / that / when. Not the cooking sense (to gut a fish) in this informal use. Adjective.

Meaning

Extremely disappointed (UK informal).

Examples

• “She was gutted when the concert was cancelled.”
• “We were gutted about the match; we lost in the last minute.”
• “He was gutted that the cheap tickets had sold out.”

Good to know

gutted (UK informal) = very disappointed. gutted about / that / when. Neutral: disappointed.

Near in meaning

disappointed

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