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devastation
1
: to bring to ruin or desolation by violent action <a country devastated by war>
2
: to reduce to chaos, disorder, or helplessness : overwhelm <devastated by grief> <her wisecrack devastated the class>
synonyms see ravage
— dev·as·tat·ing·ly
\-ˌstā-tiŋ-lē\
adverb
— dev·as·ta·tion
\ˌde-və-ˈstā-shən\
noun
— dev·as·tat·ive
\ˈde-və-ˌstā-tiv\
adjective
— dev·as·ta·tor
\-ˌstā-tər\
noun
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