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UK
/dˈɛvəstˌeɪtɪŋ/
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[ US /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
making light of
a devastating portrait of human folly
afire with annihilating invective
to compliments inflated I've a withering reply -
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
a crushing blow
a crushing rejection
bone-crushing -
wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
possessing annihilative power
the guns opened a withering fire
a devastating hurricane
How To Use devastating In A Sentence
- Although, reading about his devastating sex appeal might have also helped.
- Lawrence survived a devastating accident at work with months of painful recovery in the hospital and at home.
- His distraught wife Lesley had to break the devastating news to the children that their dad would not be coming home.
- Annan says robust monitoring by international observers will be key to resolving the devastating conflict.
- To lose him so young, so suddenly and in such a savage way is a devastating shock to our family.
- The introduction of these foreign organisms can have a devastating impact on marine environments.
- The emotionally devastating effects of non-accidental injury, especially to children, has been receiving dramatic mass media coverage recently.
- He is a friend of the West, and that is what makes his criticisms, when they come, so much more devastating.
- All across the world, ...increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether or not climate change is real. Not only is it real, it's here, and its effects are giving rise to a frighteningly new global phenomenon: the man-made natural disaster. Barack Obama
- The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated.
