How to Pronounce "torpedoed"
word
tɔɹˈpiˌdoʊd
tawr-PEE-dohd
tɔːpˈiːdəʊd
taw-PEE-dohd
Definition
Destroyed or attacked with a torpedo (a kind of underwater missile). It can also mean to deliberately ruin or stop something, like a plan, especially in a figurative sense.
IPA Transcription
American English
tɔɹˈpiˌdoʊd
British English
tɔːpˈiːdəʊd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
tawr-PEE-dohd
UK
taw-PEE-dohd
Listen in Context
The enemy submarine torpedoed the ship during the war.
The proposal was torpedoed at the last meeting.
Their plan was torpedoed by budget cuts.
Many good ideas get torpedoed before they even start.