devastation (noun)
1devastation — devastate ► VERB 1) destroy or ruin. 2) overwhelm with severe shock or grief. DERIVATIVES devastation noun devastator noun. ORIGIN Latin devastare, from vastare lay waste …
2devastation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total, utter ▪ widespread ▪ ecological, environmental ▪ economic …
3devastation — noun 1) the hurricane left a trail of devastation Syn: destruction, ruin, desolation, havoc, wreckage; ruins, ravages 2) the devastation of Prussia Syn: destruction, wrecking, ruination; demolition …
4devastation — noun 1. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed her departure left him in utter devastation • Derivationally related forms: ↑devastate • Hypernyms: ↑feeling 2. plundering with excessive damage and destruction • Syn: ↑ …
5devastation — noun see devastate …
6devastation — noun /ˌdɛ.vəˈsteɪ.ʃən/ a) The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. b) Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator …
7devastation — noun Syn: destruction, ruin, desolation, wreckage, ruins …
8devastation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. destruction, defoliation, ruin, waste; see desolation 1 , destruction 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. waste, ruin, destruction, havoc, desolation, ravaging, demolition, wreckage, annihilation, *trashing. III (Roget …
9devastation — dev|as|ta|tion [ ,devə steıʃn ] noun uncount damage or destruction affecting a large area or a lot of people …
10devastation — UK [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] damage or destruction affecting a large area or a lot of people …
