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/ˌdɛ.vəˈsteɪ.ʃən/
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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˌdɛ.vəˈsteɪ.ʃn̩/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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D EH2 V AH0 S T EY1 SH AH0 N
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The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: devastavit
Antonyms: none provided
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: destruction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: termination, ending, conclusion
Narrower terms: disaster, kill, laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking, razing, leveling, tearing down, demolishing, annihilation, obliteration, decimation, self-destruction, neutralization, neutralisation, sabotage, extermination, liquidation, holocaust, demolition, spoliation, vandalism, hooliganism, malicious mischief
plundering with excessive damage and destruction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ravaging
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plundering, pillage, pillaging
an event that results in total destruction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: desolation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ruin, ruination
the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
her departure left him in utter devastation
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feeling
the state of being decayed or destroyed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: desolation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deterioration, impairment
Narrower terms: ruin, ruination, blight
From Middle French dévastation.
Across languages
Translations 52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
опустоше́ние
(opustošénie)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Catalan :
devastació
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Dutch :
verwoesting
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
French :
dévastation
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Galician :
devastación
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Georgian :
განადგურება
(ganadgureba)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Georgian :
გაპარტახება
(gaṗarṭaxeba)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Georgian :
აოხრება
(aoxreba)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Georgian :
გაჩანაგება
(gačanageba)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
German :
Verwüstung
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
German :
Zerstörung
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
German :
Verwüsten
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
German :
Verheeren
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
German :
Verheerung
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
German :
Zunichtemachen
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
German :
Zerbrochenheit
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
German :
tiefe innere Erschütterung
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Greek :
αφανισμός
(afanismós)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Greek :
συντριβή
(syntriví)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Greek :
καταστροφή
(katastrofí)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Hindi :
नाश
(nāś)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Hungarian :
pusztulás
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Hungarian :
pusztítás
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Irish :
croíbhriseadh
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Irish :
buairt
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Irish :
uafás
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Irish :
réabadh
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Irish :
scrios
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Irish :
léirscrios
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Irish :
slad
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Irish :
bánú
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Irish :
bánú
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Kazakh :
қаңырау
(qañyrau)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Kazakh :
ойрандалу
(oirandalu)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Macedonian :
пустош
(pustoš)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Malay :
kehancuran
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Malay :
kemusnahan
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Malay :
penghancuran
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Malay :
pemusnahan
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Māori :
aneatanga
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Māori :
anea
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Polish :
dewastacja
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Portuguese :
devastação
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Romanian :
devastare
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Russian :
опустоше́ние
(opustošénije)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Russian :
разоре́ние
(razorénije)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Spanish :
devastación
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Spanish :
asolamiento
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Spanish :
arrasamiento
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Spanish :
quebranto
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Swedish :
ödeläggelse
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
Ottoman Turkish :
خراب
(harab)
— act of devastating or state of being devastated
