Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
bombed
verb (past tense)
/bɒmd/
Definition
To have been hit or affected by a bomb or to have performed poorly.
Examples
- After the party, we felt like we had completely bombed the quiz.
- The movie bombed at the box office, receiving mostly negative reviews.
Meaning
The term ‘bombed’ can refer both to the literal action of a bomb exploding or, in a colloquial sense, to describe someone failing drastically, especially in performance contexts such as tests or presentations.
Synonyms
- failed
- flopped
- bomb
- collapsed
- misfired
