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单词 devastation
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devastation

And now there was the brute fact of the devastation around him.Berlin had not been his childhood home as it had been Mutti's but the devastation was still shocking.Sometimes Kenworthy thought that even worse than the devastation of modern weapons were the incidental side-effects of war on men.She needed to sit in the midst of life that had survived incredible devastation.

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devastation

British English: devastation NOUN
Devastation is severe and widespread destruction or damage.
The war brought massive devastation and loss of life to the region.
  • American English: devastation
  • Brazilian Portuguese: devastação
  • Chinese: 毁坏
  • European Spanish: devastación
  • French: dévastation
  • German: Verwüstung
  • Italian: devastazione
  • Japanese: 壊滅
  • Korean: 황폐화
  • European Portuguese: devastação
  • Latin American Spanish: devastación

(noun) 
A huge bomb blast brought devastation to the centre of the city.
Synonyms
destruction
the extensive destruction caused by the rioters
ruin
It is the ruin of society.
havoc
Rioters caused havoc in the centre of the town.
ravages
demolition
the total demolition of the old bridge
plunder
a guerrilla group infamous for plunder
pillage
There were no signs of violence or pillage.
desolation
The army left a trail of desolation in its wake.
depredation
Crops can be decimated by the unchecked depredations of deer.
ruination
spoliation
(noun) 
There are no words to describe the sense of devastation felt by both families.
Synonyms
trauma
I'd been through the trauma of losing a house.
suffering
It has caused terrible suffering to animals.
shock
The extent of the violence came as a shock.
pain
Her eyes were filled with pain.
stress
Katy could not think clearly when under stress.
upset
a source of continuity in times of worry and upset
torture
Waiting for the result was torture.
distress
Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress.
misery
All that money brought nothing but misery.
anguish
A cry of anguish burst from her lips.
upheaval
heartache
He had been the cause of so much heartache.
heartbreak
suffering and heartbreak for those close to the victims

Additional synonyms

in the sense of anguish
Definition
great mental pain
A cry of anguish burst from her lips.
Synonyms
suffering,
pain,
torture,
distress,
grief,
misery,
agony,
torment,
sorrow,
woe,
heartache,
heartbreak,
pang,
throe
in the sense of demolition
the total demolition of the old bridge
Synonyms
knocking down,
levelling,
destruction,
explosion,
wrecking,
tearing down,
bulldozing,
razing
in the sense of depredation
Definition
plundering
Crops can be decimated by the unchecked depredations of deer.
Synonyms
destruction,
ravaging,
devastation,
ransacking,
pillage,
plunder,
marauding,
laying waste,
despoiling,
rapine,
spoliation

Synonyms of 'devastation'

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