What does devastating mean?

Definitions for devastating
ˈdɛv əˌsteɪ tɪŋdev·as·tat·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. annihilating, devastating, witheringadjective

    making light of

    "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert

  2. annihilative, annihilating, devastating, witheringadjective

    wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

    "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"

  3. crushing, devastatingadjective

    physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

    "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"

Wiktionary

  1. devastatingadjective

    causing devastation

ChatGPT

  1. devastating

    Devastating refers to something that causes severe shock, distress, destruction, or damage. It can be a situation, event, or condition that induces deep emotional pain or extensive physical harm, leading to an overwhelmingly negative impact or consequences.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Devastating

    of Devastate

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of devastating in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of devastating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of devastating in a Sentence

  1. Tim Ryan:

    The fentanyl crisis is killing our kids and devastating our communities. There is not a corner of Ohio that has not been affected by this epidemic in some way, we cannot look away as this crisis worsens. It’s time we take a whole-of-government approach to fight it.

  2. Joseph Liow:

    It is by far the most devastating attack that Bangkok has seen -- or Thailand has seen, for that matter -- as far as I can remember, cITY BOMB HORROR.

  3. Chris Smiley:

    It's the worst thing I've ever seen, it's just devastating.

  4. The National Security Council:

    No matter how prepared we are, there will always be a bigger and more devastating disaster that tests the capability and resources of the country.

  5. Eddie Redmayne:

    Similarly, there continues to be a hideous torrent of abuse towards trans people online and out in the world that is devastating.

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