poraziti

1. to defeat; to beat
   Naša reprezentacija je porazila Italiju sa dva gola razlike. — Our national team beat Italy by two goals.
   Vojska je porazila neprijatelja kod reke. — The army defeated the enemy by the river.
2. (of news, an event) to devastate; to shatter; to shock
   Vest o njegovoj smrti nas je sve porazila. — The news of his death devastated us all.

The participle poražen often means 'crushed, devastated': bio je potpuno poražen.