dev·as·tate (d v  -st t )tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. [Latin d  vstre, dvstt- : d-, de- + vstre, to lay waste (from vstus, empty, desolate; see eu- in Indo-European roots).]dev as·tating·ly adv.dev as·tation n.dev as·tator n. |
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devastated
adjective shattered, shocked, stunned, overcome, crushed, overwhelmed, distressed, gutted (slang), dazed, knocked sideways (informal), knocked for six (informal) He was devastated by the news of his friend's death.
Translations
devastated → مدمر zdrcený fortvivlet erschüttert συντετριμμένος anonadado kauhistunut dévasté opustošen devastato 打ちのめされた 망연자실한 van streek zijn van sønderknust zdewastowany devastado опустошенный förkrossad ทำให้ท่วมท้นด้วยความรู้สึก mahvolmuş bị tàn phá 被毁坏的
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