devastating

dev·as·tate

 (dĕv′ə-stāt′)

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 dēvāstāre, dēvāstāt- : dē-, de- + vāstāre, to lay waste (from vāstus, empty, desolate; see euə- in Indo-European roots).]

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dev′as·tat′ing·ly adv.

dev′as·ta′tion n.

dev′as·ta′tor n.

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devastating

(ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ)

adj

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

ˈdevasˌtatingly adv

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dev•as•tat•ing

(ˈdɛv əˌsteɪ tɪŋ)

adj.

1. tending or having the power to devastate.

2. satirical, ironic, or caustic in an effective way: a devastating portrayal of society.

[1625–35]

dev′as•tat`ing•ly, adv.

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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

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Translations

مَسَبِّبٌ لِدِمَارٍ هَائِلمُكْتَسِح، مُجْتاح، غامِر

pustošivýzničujícíničivý

ødelæggendefortvivlende

verheerend

συντριπτικός

devastadortremendoabrumadordemoledor

tuhoisa

dévastateurfoudroyant

razoran

pusztító

yfiròyrmandi

devastantedisastrosodistruttivo

さんざんな

황폐시키는

vernietigend

knusendeoverveldende sterk

niszczycielski

devastador

опустошительный

ničivý

förkrossande

ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดความเสียหายอย่างมาก

mahvediciyıkıcı

tàn phá

毁灭性的令人震惊的

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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devastate

(ˈdevəsteit) verb

1. to leave in ruins. The fire devastated the countryside. verwoes يُدَمِّر، يُخَرِّب опустошавам devastar (z)pustošit verwüsten ødelægge καταστρέφω, ρημάζωdevastar 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 verwoestenlegge øde, herje, ruinere pustoszyć ويجاړول، ويرانول، چورول devastar a de­vasta опустошать spustošiť (o)pustošiti opustošiti ödelägga, skövla ทำลายล้าง harap etmek 蹂躪，毀掉 спустошувати, розоряти تباہ و برباد کرنا tàn phá 使荒芜，摧毁

2. to overwhelm (a person) with grief. She was devastated by the terrible news. verslae wees يَجْتاح، يَكْتَسِح، يَغْمُر изгарям от мъка arrasar otřást, zničit niederschmettern fortvivlet; ødelagt; knust 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 verpletterenovervelde, sønderknuse druzgotać ګنګس کول arrasar a copleşi, a da peste cap потрясать otriasť streti (koga) očajavati bli (vara) förkrossad ทำให้ทุกข์ใจ üzüntüye boğmak 使震驚，使悲痛 гнітити; пригноблювати غم سے بے حال کرنا choáng váng 使震惊，在感情上、精神上等压垮

ˈdevastating adjective

overwhelming. a devastating flood; The news was devastating. verwoestende مُكْتَسِح، مُجْتاح، غامِر опустошителен devastador zničující, ničivý, pustošivý verheerend fortvivlende; ødelæggende ολέθριος, συνταρακτικόςdevastador, abrumador laastav, muserdav ویرانگر؛ خوردکننده järkyttävä dévastateur, accablantהרסני, מזעזע अत्यंत प्रभावकारी razoran pusztító, megsemmisítő merusak yfirþyrmandi devastante 破壊的な 압도적인 pražūtingas, gniuždantis postošs mengakibatkan kebinasaan verwoestend, verpletterendødeleggende; overveldende sterk, kraftig niszczycielski, druzgocący ویرانونکی esmagador de­vas­tator; copleşitor ужасающий ničivý uničujoč razoran ödeläggande, förödande ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดความเสียหายอย่างมากมาย mahvedici 具有毀滅性的，令人震驚的 спустошливий; жахливий شدید المناک tàn phá 毁灭性的，令人震惊的

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devastating

→ مَسَبِّبٌ لِدِمَارٍ هَائِل pustošivý ødelæggende verheerend συντριπτικός devastador tuhoisa dévastateur razoran devastante さんざんな 황폐시키는 vernietigend knusende niszczycielski devastador опустошительный förkrossande ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดความเสียหายอย่างมาก yıkıcı tàn phá 毁灭性的

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