devastate (redirected from devastations)

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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devastate [ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to lay waste or make desolate; ravage; destroy

2. to confound or overwhelm, as with grief or shock

[from Latin dēvastāre, from de- + vastāre to ravage; related to vastus waste, empty]

devastation  n

devastative  adj

devastator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	devastate - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" lay waste to, ravage, scourge, desolate, waste ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" ruin - reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"
	2.	devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died" overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

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devastate

verb

1. destroy, waste, ruin, sack, wreck, spoil, demolish, trash (slang), level, total (slang), ravage, plunder, desolate, pillage, raze, lay waste, despoil A fire devastated large parts of the castle.

2. (Informal) shatter, overwhelm, confound, floor (informal) If word of this gets out, it will devastate his family.

Translations

devastate [ˈdevəsteɪt] VT (= destroy) [+ place] → devastar, asolar (fig) [+ opponent, opposition] → aplastar, arrollar; (= overwhelm) [+ person] → dejar desolado, dejar destrozado
we were simply devastated → estábamos verdaderamente desolados or destrozados

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devastate [ˈdɛvəsteɪt] vt

(= seriously damage) [+ area, building] → dévaster

(= deeply distress) → anéantir
to be devastated by sth → être anéanti(e) par qch
He was devastated by the news → Il a été anéanti par la nouvelle.

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devastate

vt

(lit) town, land → verwüsten; (fig) opposition → vernichten; economy → zugrunde or zu Grunde richten

(inf: = overwhelm) → umhauen (inf); I was devastated → das hat mich umgehauen (inf); they were devastated by the news → die Nachricht hat sie tief erschüttert

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devastate [ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt] vt (place) → devastare; (opponent, opposition) → sbaragliare, annientare; (upset greatly) → sconvolgere
he was devastated by the news → la notizia l'aveva sconvolto

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devastate [ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt] vt (place) → devastare; (opponent, opposition) → sbaragliare, annientare; (upset greatly) → sconvolgere
he was devastated by the news → la notizia l'aveva sconvolto

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devastate

v devastate [ˈdevəsteit]

1 to leave in ruins The fire devastated the countryside. verwoes يُدَمِّر، يُخَرِّب опустошавам (z)pustošit ødelægge verwüsten καταστρέφω, ρημάζω devastar laastama خراب کردن؛ ویران کردن tuhota dévaster לַהֲרוֹס, לְהַחֲרִיב उजाड़ना uništiti, razoriti elpusztít membinasakan eyða, leggja í rúst devastare 荒らす 황폐화 시키다 (nu)niokoti izpostīt; iznīcināt membinasakan verwoesten legge øde, herje, ruinere pustoszyć devastar a de­vasta опустошать spustošiť (o)pustošiti opustošiti ödelägga, skövla ทำลายล้าง harap etmek 使荒蕪 спустошувати, розоряти تباہ و برباد کرنا tàn phá 使荒芜

2 to overwhelm (a person) with grief She was devastated by the terrible news. verslae wees يَجْتاح، يَكْتَسِح، يَغْمُر изгарям от мъка otřást, zničit fortvivlet; ødelagt; knust niederschmettern συντετριμμένος dejar desolado muserdama گیج و سراسیمه کردن؛ خورد کردن järkyttää terrasser לְזַעֲזֵע अतिशय प्रभावित slomljen letaglóz mempengaruhi gera út af við; vera yfirþyrmandi devastare うちのめす 망연자실케 하다 sugniuždyti satriekt membinasakan verpletteren overvelde, sønderknuse druzgotać arrasar a copleşi, a da peste cap потрясать otriasť streti (koga) očajavati bli (vara) förkrossad ทำให้ท่วมท้นด้วยความรู้สึก üzüntüye boğmak 壓倒 гнітити; пригноблювати غم سے بے حال کرنا choáng váng 压倒

adj devastating

overwhelming a devastating flood; The news was devastating. verwoestende مُكْتَسِح، مُجْتاح، غامِر опустошителен zničující, ničivý, pustošivý fortvivlende; ødelæggende verheerend ολέθριος, συνταρακτικός devastador, abrumador laastav, muserdav ویرانگر؛ خوردکننده järkyttävä dévastateur, accablant הַרסָנִי, מְזַעֲזֵע अत्यंत प्रभावकारी razoran pusztító, megsemmisítő merusak yfirþyrmandi devastante 破壊的な 압도적인 pražūtingas, gniuždantis postošs mengakibatkan kebinasaan verwoestend, verpletterend ødeleggende; overveldende sterk, kraftig niszczycielski, druzgocący esmagador de­vas­tator; copleşitor ужасающий ničivý uničujoč razoran ödeläggande, förödande ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดความเสียหายอย่างมากมาย mahvedici 壓倒的 спустошливий; жахливий شدید المناک tàn phá 压倒的