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

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1. annihilating, devastating, withering(adj)

   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, withering(adj)

   wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

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

3. crushing, devastating(adj)

   physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

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

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1. devastating(Adjective)

   causing devastation

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1. Devastating

   of Devastate

How to pronounce devastating?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo:

   9/11 was so devastating, so tragic and then in many ways we lose so many more New Yorkers to this silent killer, it was a silent explosion that just ripples through society with the same randomness, the same evil that we saw on 9/11.

2. Carla Povolish:

   That's what's going to be so devastating for the little one.

3. Texas Governor Greg Abbott:

   It's devastating to see what I saw on the Blanco River when this tidal wave of water just swept away neighborhoods.

4. Demi Moore:

   I was out of the country traveling to meet my daughters for a birthday celebration when I got the devastating news, the loss of a child is an unthinkable tragedy and my heart goes out to this young man's family and friends.

5. Phillip Arnold:

   The pecan weevil is probably considered one of the most devastating or one of the most damaging to pecans.

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