vverb.changecause extensive destruction or ruin utterlySynset:desolate devastate lay waste to ravage scourge waste
Examples:- The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
Derivationally Related Form:wasterdesolationravagingravagedevastationscourge
Hypernyms:destroy ruin
Inherited Hypernyms:lay waste todestroy
Direct Hyponyms:ruin
Full Troponyms:ruin
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changeoverwhelm or overpowerExamples:- He was devastated by his grief when his son died
Derivationally Related Form:devastation
Hypernyms:overcome overpower overtake overwhelm sweep over whelm
Inherited Hypernyms:devastateoverwhelmarousemake
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | The bad news will --- him (apply to: devastate)
adj satadj.allmaking light ofSynset:annihilating withering
Examples:- afire with annihilating invective
- a devastating portrait of human folly
- to compliments inflated I've a withering reply - W.S.Gilbert
Antonyms:respectful
Inherited Hypernyms:annihilating
Similar to:disrespectful
adj satadj.allwreaking or capable of wreaking complete destructionSynset:annihilating annihilative withering
Examples:- possessing annihilative power
- a devastating hurricane
- the guns opened a withering fire
Antonyms:constructive
Derivationally Related Form:annihilate
Inherited Hypernyms:annihilative
Similar to:destructive
adj satadj.allphysically or spiritually devastating; often used in combinationSynset:crushing
Examples:- a crushing blow
- a crushing rejection
- bone-crushing
Antonyms:constructive
Inherited Hypernyms:crushing
Similar to:destructive