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devastated

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dev·as·tate  (dv-stt)
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 dvstre, dvstt- : d-, de- + vstre, to lay waste (from vstus, empty, desolate; see eu- in Indo-European roots).]
devas·tating·ly adv.
devas·tation n.
devas·tator n.
devastated
Adjective
shocked and extremely upset
devastating adj
devastatingly adv


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