 devastation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] plundering with excessive damage and destruction | |
| Synonyms: | ravaging | |
| Related terms: | plundering lay_waste_to | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an event that results in total destruction | |
| Synonyms: | desolation | |
| Related terms: | ruin lay_waste_to | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the state of being decayed or destroyed | |
| Synonyms: | ruin desolation | |
| Related terms: | deterioration ruin blight lay_waste_to | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the feeling of being counfounded or overwhelmed | |
| Examples: | "her departure left him in utter devastation" |
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| Related terms: | feeling devastate | |
| 5. | [ noun ] termination by an act of destruction | |
| Synonyms: | destruction | |
| Related terms: | termination annihilation holocaust sabotage extermination disaster kill vandalism self-destruction neutralisation razing laying_waste demolition spoliation decimation lay_waste_to | |
| Similar spelling: |
devastating devastate devastated defecation deification |
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