devastation

Noun
Synonyms: desolationravagingdestruction

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

  1. the state of being decayed or destroyedSynonyms: desolation
  2. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed“her departure left him in utter devastation”
  3. an event that results in total destructionSynonyms: desolation
  4. plundering with excessive damage and destructionSynonyms: ravaging
  5. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer existsSynonyms: destruction
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Devastation \Dev`as*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]vastation.]

1.The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. [1913 Webster]

Even now the devastation is begun, And half the business of destruction done.— Goldsmith.[1913 Webster]

2.(Law) Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator. --Blackstone.

Syn: Desolation; ravage; waste; havoc; destruction; ruin; overthrow. [1913 Webster]

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