adj
Meaning 1
Causing devastation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
devastating
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of devastate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- possessing annihilative power
- a devastating hurricane
- the guns opened a withering fire
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: annihilative, annihilating, withering
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a crushing blow
- a crushing rejection
- bone-crushing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crushing
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
making light of- W.S.Gilbert
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- afire with annihilating invective
- a devastating portrait of human folly
- to compliments inflated I've a withering reply
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: annihilating, withering
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: опустошителен (opustošitelen) — causing devastation
- Catalan: devastador — causing devastation
- Finnish: tuhoava — causing devastation
- French: dévastateur — causing devastation
- German: verheerend — causing devastation
- Greek: συντριπτικός (syntriptikós) — causing devastation
- Irish: sladach — causing devastation
- Latin: vastificus — causing devastation
- Macedonian: разорувачки (razoruvački) — causing devastation
- Portuguese: devastador — causing devastation
- Spanish: devastador — causing devastation
- Swedish: förödande — causing devastation
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