devastating

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.

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[Latin dvstre, dvstt- : d-, de- + vstre, to lay waste (from vstus, empty, desolate; see eu- in Indo-European roots).]

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devas·tating·ly adv.

devas·tation n.

devas·tator n.

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devastating [ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ]

adj

extremely effective in a destructive way a devastating war a devastating report on urban deprivation

devastatingly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	devastating - making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert annihilating, withering disrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"
	2.	devastating - wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire" annihilating, annihilative, withering destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"
	3.	devastating - physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing" crushing destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

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devastating

adjective

1. destructive, damaging, catastrophic, harmful, detrimental, pernicious, ruinous, calamitous, cataclysmic, deleterious, injurious, maleficent the devastating force of the floods

2. traumatic, shocking, upsetting, disturbing, painful, distressing, scarring The diagnosis was devastating. She had cancer.

3. impressive, moving, striking, touching, affecting, grand, powerful, exciting, dramatic, stirring, awesome, gee-whizz (slang) the most devastating performance of his career

4. savage, cutting, overwhelming, withering, overpowering, satirical, incisive, sardonic, caustic, vitriolic, trenchant, mordant his devastating criticism of the Prime Minister

Translations

devastating [ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ] ADJ

1. (= destructive) [flood, storm, consequence] → devastador; [attack] → demoledor
nuclear war would be devastating for Europe → una guerra nuclear tendría un efecto devastador sobre Europa

2. (= crushing) [blow, loss] → tremendo; [argument, opposition, logic, defeat] → aplastante; [news] → terrible; [criticism, report] → demoledor; [wit] → apabullante
the devastating news that she had cancer → la terrible noticia de que tenía cáncer
the news is devastating → la noticia es un golpe tremendo or durísimo
a strike would be devastating to the economy → una huelga sería un golpe tremendo para la economía

3. (= stunning) [beauty, woman, charm] → irresistible

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devastating [ˈdɛvəsteɪtɪŋ] adj [blow, impact, effect] → dévastateur/trice; [floods, earthquake, war, fire] → dévastateur/trice; [news] → accablant(e)
to have a devastating effect on sth → avoir un effet dévastateur sur qch

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devastating

adj

(= destructive) consequence, war, attack, storm, disease → verheerend; to be devastating to or for something, to have a devastating effect on something → verheerende Folgen für etw haben

(fig) effect → schrecklich; news → niederschmetternd; criticism, report, attack, performance → unschlagbar; defeat → vernichtend; woman, wit → umwerfend (inf); a devastating blow/loss → ein vernichtender Schlag/Verlust; to be devastating to or for somebody → jdn niederschmettern; to be in devastating form → in unschlagbarer Form sein

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devastating [ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ] adj (flood, storm) → devastatore/trice; (news, effect) → micidiale; (beauty) → travolgente

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devastating → مسبب لدمار هائل pustošivý ødelæggende verheerend συντριπτικός devastador tuhoisa dévastateur razorni devastante さんざんな 황폐시키는 vernietigend knusende niszczycielski devastador опустошительный förkrossande ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดความเสียหายอย่างมาก yıkıcı tàn phá 毁灭性的