devastation

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

Noun	1.	devastation - the state of being decayed or destroyed desolation deterioration, impairment - a symptom of reduced quality or strength ruin, ruination - an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family" blight - a state or condition being blighted
	2.	devastation - the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devastation" feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
	3.	devastation - an event that results in total destruction desolation ruination, ruin - an event that results in destruction
	4.	devastation - plundering with excessive damage and destruction ravaging pillaging, plundering, pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
	5.	devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists destruction ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" disaster - an act that has disastrous consequences kill - the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission" laying waste, ruining, wrecking, ruination, ruin - destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined demolishing, tearing down, leveling, razing - complete destruction of a building annihilation, obliteration - destruction by annihilating something decimation - destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot) self-destruction - the act of destroying yourself; "his insistence was pure self-destruction" neutralisation, neutralization - (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) sabotage - a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged extermination, liquidation - the act of exterminating holocaust - an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire); "a nuclear holocaust" demolition - the act of demolishing spoliation - (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence hooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalism - willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

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devastation

noun destruction, ruin, havoc, ravages, demolition, plunder, pillage, desolation, depredation, ruination, spoliation

Translations

devastation [dɛvəsˈteɪʃən] n → devastación f; ruina

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devastation [dɛvəsˈteɪʃən] n → dévastation f

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devastation [dɛvəsˈteɪʃən] devastate n → Verwüstung f

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devastation [dɛvəˈsteɪʃən] n → devastazione f