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

Verb

[-tating, -tated] to damage (a place) severely or destroy it [Latin devastare]

devastation 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

verb 2. (Informal) shatter, overwhelm, confound, floor (informal)

Translations

devastate [ˈdɛvəsteɪt] vt → devastar;

he was devastated by the news → las noticias le dejaron desolado

devastate [ˈdɛvəsteɪt] vt → dévaster;

he was devastated by the news → cette nouvelle lui a porté un coup terrible

devastate [ˈdɛvəsteɪt] vt → verwüsten (fig) (shock);

to be devastated by → niedergeschmettert sein von

devastate [ˈdɛvəsteɪt] vt → devastare;

he was devastated by the news → la notizia fu per lui un colpo terribile

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devastate

v devastate [ˈdevəsteit]

1 to leave in ruins The fire devastated the countryside.verwoesيُدَمِّر، يُخَرِّبопустошавам(z)pustošitødelæggeverwüstenκαταστρέφω, ρημάζωdevastarlaastamaخراب کردن؛ ویران کردنtuhotadévasterלַהֲרוֹס, לְהַחֲרִיבउजाड़नाuništiti, razoritielpusztítmembinasakaneyða, leggja í rústdevastare荒らす황폐화시키다(nu)niokotiizpostīt; iznīcinātmembinasakanverwoestenlegge øde, herje, ruinerepustoszyćdevastara de­vastaопустошатьspustošiť(o)pustošitiopustošitiödelägga, skövlaทำลายล้างharap etmek使荒蕪спустошувати, розорятиتباہ و برباد کرناtàn phá使荒芜

2 to overwhelm (a person) with grief She was devastated by the terrible news.verslae weesيَجْتاح، يَكْتَسِح، يَغْمُرизгарям от мъкаotřást, zničitfortvivlet; ødelagt; knustniederschmetternσυντετριμμένοςdejar desoladomuserdamaگیج و سراسیمه کردن؛ خورد کردنmurtaaterrasserלְזַעֲזֵעअतिशय प्रभावितslomljenletaglózmempengaruhigera út af við; vera yfirþyrmandidevastareうちのめす타격을 주다, 압도하다sugniuždytisatriektmembinasakanverpletterenovervelde, sønderknusedruzgotaćarrasara copleşi, a da peste capпотрясатьotriasťstreti (koga)očajavatibli (vara) förkrossadทำให้ท่วมท้นด้วยความรู้สึกüzüntüye boğmak壓倒гнітити; пригноблюватиغم سے بے حال کرناchoáng váng压倒

adj ˈdevastating

overwhelming a devastating flood; The news was devastating.verwoestendeمُكْتَسِح، مُجْتاح، غامِرопустошителенzničující, ničivý, pustošivýfortvivlende; ødelæggendeverheerendολέθριος, συνταρακτικόςdevastador, abrumadorlaastav, muserdavویرانگر؛ خوردکنندهtuhoisa, musertavadévastateur, accablantהַרסָנִי, מְזַעֲזֵעअत्यंत प्रभावकारीrazoranpusztító, megsemmisítőmerusakyfirþyrmandidevastante破壊的な파괴적인, 무서운, 놀라운pražūtingas, gniuždantispostošsmengakibatkan kebinasaanverwoestend, verpletterendødeleggende; overveldende sterk, kraftigniszczycielski, druzgocącyesmagadorde­vas­tator; copleşitorужасающийničivýuničujočrazoranödeläggande, förödandeซึ่งก่อให้เกิดความเสียหายอย่างมากมายmahvedici壓倒的спустошливий; жахливийشدید المناکtàn phá压倒的