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devastatedevastate /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYdevastateOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin devastare, from vastare to lay waste, destroy VERB TABLEdevastate |
| Present | it | devastates | | Past | it | devastated | | Present perfect | it | has devastated | | Past perfect | it | had devastated | | Future | it | will devastate | | Future perfect | it | will have devastated |
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| Present | it | is devastating | | Past | it | was devastating | | Present perfect | it | has been devastating | | Past perfect | it | had been devastating | | Future | it | will be devastating | | Future perfect | it | will have been devastating |
THESAURUSto damage something so badly that it does not exist anymore or cannot be used or repaired► destroyto damage something so badly that it does not exist anymore or cannot be used or repaired: Pollution may destroy the 17th-century shrine. The school was completely destroyed by fire. ► demolish (also tear down informal) to completely destroy a building, structure, or part of a building: They demolished the old houses and built an apartment building there. After the war, all the statues of the former leader were torn down. ► devastate to damage a place very badly or destroy many things in it. Used especially in writing: The earthquake devastated the city. ► reduce something to ruins/rubble/ashes formal to destroy something, especially a building or town, completely. Used especially in writing: Dresden was reduced to rubble in the bombings. ► level/flatten to destroy everything in an area so that nothing is standing above the ground: The tornado flattened parts of the city. ► wipe out informal to destroy all of a group of people or things: The flood wiped out the whole village. ► total informal to damage a car so badly that it cannot be repaired: He got in a bad accident and totaled his new car. ► wreck informal to damage a vehicle or machine very badly, often so that it cannot be repaired: You’re going to wreck the machine if you keep forcing it. unhappy and worried because something bad or disappointing has happened► upset unhappy and worried because something bad or disappointing has happened: It’s OK. Don’t get upset. ► hurt sad and upset because someone has been mean to you: I was hurt that she would talk about me behind my back. ► bothered slightly upset, worried, or annoyed: She didn’t seem bothered at all that he hadn’t called. ► unsettled slightly worried, upset, or nervous: The children are feeling unsettled by the divorce. ► troubled worried and upset: She looked troubled by this news. ► disturbed worried, upset, and nervous: He was too disturbed by what he had seen to sleep that night. ► perturbed worried, upset, and annoyed: The criticism drew a perturbed reaction from the team’s coach. ► shaken very upset or shocked by something bad that suddenly affects you: Luckily Mika wasn’t injured in the accident, but she was badly shaken. ► distressed very sad, worried, and upset: Her parents were very distressed that she had not contacted them. ► dismayed very worried and upset about something surprising: We were all dismayed by her decision to quit. ► traumatized very shocked and upset by an experience, especially violence or extreme danger: He was traumatized by his war experiences. ► devastated extremely sad, shocked, and upset, especially for a long time: The whole family was devastated by Alan’s sudden death. ► distraught so worried, sad, and upset that you cannot do anything: Friends tried to comfort his distraught mother. 1to make someone feel extremely shocked and sad: Her mother’s early death from cancer devastated Lianne.2to damage something very badly, or to destroy something completely: Bombing raids devastated the city of Dresden.► see thesaurus at destroy [Origin: 1600–1700 Latin devastare, from vastare to lay waste, destroy]—devastated adjective► see thesaurus at upset1 |