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US
/ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃən/
]
[ UK /dˌɛvəstˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /dˌɛvəstˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the state of being decayed or destroyed
- the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
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the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
her departure left him in utter devastation - an event that results in total destruction
- plundering with excessive damage and destruction
How To Use devastation In A Sentence
- Hasn't he any conception of the devastation caused to this planet by burning fossil fuels?
- Almost a year has passed since one of the worst landslides recorded in Scotland wreaked devastation at Glen Ogle, near Stirling.
- Even the greenest and purest, seemingly untouched fields were breeding grounds filled with fermenting disease and devastation.
- Pakistani army spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas spoke with reporters late Saturday about the level of devastation in the northwest.
- Well, the devastation to the east of Mississippi is mind-blowing.
- Witnessing the devastation and tragic scenes of human suffering left an indelible impression on Burchett and had a profound effect on the rest of his life.
- An eerie orange glow lights up the devastation of Bijlmermeer - the Amsterdam suburb set ablaze by a crashing El Al plane.
- The cost of the devastation could run to ￡6 million.
- Or faith-based organizations landing more and more hard-earned taxpayer dollars, including Pat Robertson's Operation Blessing, which grifted FEMA in the wake of Katrina's devastation. Scott Thill: Waking Up is Hard to Do
- The campaign comes at a time when churches are slowly recognizing the devastation of the epidemic.