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.

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

2. traumatic, shocking, upsetting, disturbing, painful, scarring

3. savage, cutting, overwhelming, withering, overpowering, satirical, incisive, sardonic, caustic, vitriolic, trenchant, mordant

Translations

devastating [ˈdɛvəsteɪtɪŋ] adj → devastador/a;

(fig) → arrollador/a

devastating [ˈdɛvəsteɪtɪŋ] adj → dévastateur/trice; [news] → accablant(e)

devastating [ˈdɛvəsteɪtɪŋ] devastate adj → verheerend;

(announcement, news) → niederschmetternd

devastating [ˈdɛvəsteɪtɪŋ] adj → devastatore/trice