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Devastation

Meanings and phrases

devastation

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists; destruction
  2. the state of being decayed or destroyed; desolation
  3. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
  4. an event that results in total destruction; desolation
  5. plundering with excessive damage and destruction; ravaging

devastation caused

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The haka references the ecological devastation caused by European colonists.
  • The devastation caused by the snake has been significant over the past several decades.
  • It concludes with a description of the havoc and devastation caused by a plague in Noricum.
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