Devastation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn|
Brit.
|ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn|
noun
- the state of being decayed or destroyed (syn: desolation)
- the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
- plundering with excessive damage and destruction
- the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (syn: destruction)
- the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
her departure left him in utter devastation
- an event that results in total destruction (syn: desolation)- plundering with excessive damage and destruction
- the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (syn: destruction)
Extra examples
The flood devastated the town.
The disease has devastated the area's oak tree population.
The hurricane left the island completely devastated.
...as updates of the devastation caused by the earthquake poured in, our disquietude only increased...
Such complete destruction and devastation of the country would collapse the government.
The typhoon left a trail of devastation.
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