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- Dictionarydevastate/ˈdɛvəsteɪt/
verb
- 1. destroy or ruin: "the city was devastated by a huge earthquake" Similar
- 2. cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief: "she was devastated by the loss of Damian" Similar
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to cause great damage or suffering to something or someone, or to violently destroy a place: Waves of corporate downsizing have devastated employee morale. I was so devastated I was crying constantly. The town was devastated by a hurricane in 1928. devastation.
1. : to bring to ruin or desolation by violent action. a country devastated by war. The typhoon devastated the island. 2. : to reduce to chaos, disorder, or helplessness : overwhelm. devastated by grief. Her wisecrack devastated the class. devastation. ˌde-və-ˈstā-shən. noun. devastative. ˈde-və-ˌstā-tiv. adjective. devastator. ˈde-və-ˌstā-tər.
to destroy a place or thing completely or cause great damage. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Destroying and demolishing. annihilate. annihilation. apocalypse. bash through (something) be sacrificed on the altar of something idiom. consume. costly. erosionally. erosive. extirpate. sabotage. saboteur. sacking. sacrifice. scarred. wipe.
verb (used with object) , dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing. to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city. Synonyms: level, ruin, raze, despoil, sack, destroy. Antonyms: develop, erect, create. to overwhelm, as with grief or dismay: Those rumors appeared to have devastated her.
To devastate is to cause destruction to or overwhelm. Really bad news can devastate a person, or leave them devastated. They are so upset, they feel crushed. A basketball team can devastate an opponent by running roughshod over their defense.
verb. /ˈdevəsteɪt/ Verb Forms. devastate something to completely destroy a place or an area. The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
1. to lay waste or make desolate; ravage; destroy. 2. to confound or overwhelm, as with grief or shock. [C17: from Latin dēvastāre, from de- + vastāre to ravage; related to vastus waste, empty] ˌdevasˈtation n. ˈdevasˌtative adj. ˈdevasˌtator n.
2 days ago · verb. If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally. A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle. [VERB noun] Synonyms: destroy, waste, ruin, sack More Synonyms of devastate. More Synonyms of devastate. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
to destroy or damage something very badly: A recent hurricane devastated the city. devastation. noun [ U ] uk / ˌdevəˈsteɪʃ ə n / us. (Definition of devastate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of devastate. in Chinese (Traditional) 摧毀, 毀滅, 煩亂… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 摧毁, 毁灭, 烦乱… See more.
Nov 26, 2023 · To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions. To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over. To greatly demoralize, to cause to suffer intense grief or dismay. Synonyms [ edit]
