English dictionary

devastation

/,d/E/v/@/'st/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the state of being decayed or destroyed

noun.state

Synonyms desolation

Source: WordNet 3.0
the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed

noun.feeling

Examples
Her departure left him in utter devastation.

Source: WordNet 3.0
an event that results in total destruction

noun.event

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plundering with excessive damage and destruction

noun.act

Synonyms ravaging

Source: WordNet 3.0
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

noun.act

Synonyms destruction

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

noun

Source: webster1913