devastation (noun)
21desolation — noun Date: 14th century 1. the action of desolating 2. a. grief, sadness b. loneliness 3. devastation, ruin < a scene of utter desolation > 4. barren wasteland …
22hership — noun /ˈhɜːʃɪp/ Pillaging, devastation, plunder …
23ruination — noun a) The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction. b) The act of ruining or wrecking …
24vastation — noun devastation, laying waste …
25myomancy — noun Divination by interpreting rats or mice. Their cries were believed to indicate the presence of evil. Myomancy was a method of divination by rats and mice, and is supposed to be alluded to in Isaiah lxvi. 17. Their peculiar cries, or some… …
26weapon of mass destruction — noun a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon able to cause widespread devastation and loss of life …
27depredation — noun the depredation of the barbarian invasion Syn: plundering, plunder, looting, pillaging, robbery; devastation, destruction, damage, rape; ravages, raids …
28desolation — noun 1) the desolation of the Gobi Desert Syn: bleakness, starkness, barrenness, sterility; wildness; isolation, loneliness, remoteness See note at solitude 2) a feeling of utter desolation Syn …
29destruction — noun 1) the destruction by allied bombers Syn: demolition, wrecking, ruination, blasting, bombing; wreckage, ruins 2) the destruction of the countryside Syn: devastation, ruination, blighting, disfigurement …
30havoc — noun 1) the hurricane caused havoc Syn: devastation, destruction, damage, desolation, ruination, ruin; disaster, catastrophe 2) hyperactive children create havoc Syn: disorder, chaos, disruption …
