What does devastation mean?

Definitions for devastation
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. devastation, desolationnoun

    the state of being decayed or destroyed

  2. devastationnoun

    the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed

    "her departure left him in utter devastation"

  3. devastation, desolationnoun

    an event that results in total destruction

  4. ravaging, devastationnoun

    plundering with excessive damage and destruction

  5. destruction, devastationnoun

    the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

Wiktionary

  1. devastationnoun

    The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

  2. devastationnoun

    Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Devastationnoun

    Waste; havock; desolation; destruction.

    Etymology: devasto, Latin.

    By devastation the rough warrior gains,
    And farmers fatten most when famine reigns. Samuel Garth.

    That flood which overflowed Attica in the days of Ogyges, and that which drowned Thessaly in Deucalion’s Time, made cruel havock and devastation among them. John Woodward.

ChatGPT

  1. devastation

    Devastation refers to the state of being extremely damaged, destroyed, or ruined. It can also refer to severe and overwhelming shock or grief. The term can be used in various contexts such as natural disasters, war, emotional trauma, or personal loss.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Devastationnoun

    the act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste

  2. Devastationnoun

    waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator

Wikidata

  1. Devastation

    Devastation is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Digitalo Studios and released in 2003. The game takes place in an impoverished, dystopian near-future Earth, pitting an underground group of rebels against an oppressive, all-powerful mega-corporation. It is an action-oriented first person shooter based on the Unreal Engine 2.0, that focuses heavily on team-based gameplay in both single-player and multi-player.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. devastation

    In warfare, is the act of destroying, laying waste, demolishing, or unpeopling towns, etc.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of devastation in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of devastation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of devastation in a Sentence

  1. Laura Beil:

    The level of poverty and death and devastation that he saw there was something that he was not prepared for, and he was having to see things he wasn't prepared for, was having to do things he wasn't prepared for, cleaning up bodies.

  2. Medaria Arradondo:

    I am absolutely sorry for the pain, devastation and trauma Mr. Floyd's death has left on Philonise Floyd family, Philonise Floyd loved ones, Minneapolis and the world.

  3. Cash Gernon:

    This choice I made with the best of intentions has resulted in the most horrific outcome, i have paid the most painful and ultimate of price for my poor judgment. And I have to live with this devastation every single day.

  4. Roger Federer:

    I take the impacts and threat of climate change very seriously, particularly as my family and I arrive in Australia amidst devastation from the bushfires, as the father of four young children and a fervent supporter of universal education, I have a great deal of respect and admiration for the youth climate movement, and I am grateful to young climate activists for pushing us all to examine our behaviors and act on innovative solutions.

  5. United Nations:

    I was horrified. I've never seen such a level of systematic devastation, hurricane Dorian has been classified as Category 5, I think it is Category Hell, but it was not powered by the devil.

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Translations for devastation

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  • دمارArabic
  • опустошениеBulgarian
  • Verwüstung, ZerstörungGerman
  • συντριβή, αφανισμός, καταστροφήGreek
  • devastación, asolamiento, arrasamientoSpanish
  • नाशHindi
  • aneatangaMāori
  • kehancuran, pemusnahan, kemusnahan, penghancuranMalay
  • verwoestingDutch
  • devastareRomanian
  • разорение, опустошениеRussian
  • பேரழிவுTamil
  • การทำลายล้างThai
  • 毀壞Chinese

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    the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
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