devastation

dev·as·tate

D0177500 (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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	devastation - the state of being decayed or destroyeddesolationdeterioration, impairment - a symptom of reduced quality or strengthruin, ruination - an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family"blight - a state or condition being blighted
	2.	devastation - the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devastation"feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
	3.	devastation - an event that results in total destructiondesolationruination, ruin - an event that results in destruction
	4.	devastation - plundering with excessive damage and destructionravagingpillaging, plundering, pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
	5.	devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer existsdestructionending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"disaster - an act that has disastrous consequenceskill - the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"laying waste, ruining, wrecking, ruination, ruin - destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruineddemolishing, tearing down, leveling, razing - complete destruction of a buildingannihilation, obliteration - destruction by annihilating somethingdecimation - destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)self-destruction - the act of destroying yourself; "his insistence was pure self-destruction"neutralisation, neutralization - (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)sabotage - a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damagedextermination, liquidation - the act of exterminatingholocaust - an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire); "a nuclear holocaust"demolition - the act of demolishingspoliation - (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidencehooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalism - willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

devastation

noun1. destruction, ruin, havoc, ravages, demolition, plunder, pillage, desolation, depredation, ruination, spoliation A huge bomb blast brought devastation to the centre of the city.2. trauma, suffering, shock, pain, stress, upset, torture, distress, misery, anguish, upheaval, heartache, heartbreak the devastation which sexual abuse causes to the victim

devastation

nounThe act of destroying or state of being destroyed:bane, destruction, havoc, ruin, ruination, undoing, wrack, wreck, wreckage.

Translations

dévastationdevastazionedevastação