devastating

dev·as·tate

D0177500 (dĕv′ə-stāt′)tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy.2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark.

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[Latin dēvāstāre, dēvāstāt- : dē-, de- + vāstāre, to lay waste (from vāstus, empty, desolate; see euə- in Indo-European roots).]

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dev′as·tat′ing·ly adv.dev′as·ta′tion n.dev′as·ta′tor n.

devastating

(ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ) adjextremely effective in a destructive way: a devastating war; a devastating report on urban deprivation. ˈdevasˌtatingly adv

dev•as•tat•ing

(ˈdɛv əˌsteɪ tɪŋ)

adj. 1. tending or having the power to devastate. 2. satirical, ironic, or caustic in an effective way: a devastating portrayal of society. [1625–35] dev′as•tat`ing•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	devastating - making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbertannihilating, witheringdisrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"
	2.	devastating - wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"annihilating, annihilative, witheringdestructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"
	3.	devastating - physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"crushingdestructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

devastating

adjective1. destructive, damaging, catastrophic, harmful, detrimental, pernicious, ruinous, calamitous, cataclysmic, deleterious, injurious, maleficent the devastating force of the floods2. traumatic, shocking, upsetting, disturbing, painful, distressing, scarring The diagnosis was devastating. She had cancer.3. impressive, moving, striking, touching, affecting, grand, powerful, exciting, dramatic, stirring, awesome, gee-whizz (slang) the most devastating performance of his career4. savage, cutting, overwhelming, withering, overpowering, satirical, incisive, sardonic, caustic, vitriolic, trenchant, mordant his devastating criticism of the Prime Minister

Translations

毁灭性的令人震惊的

devastate

(ˈdevəsteit) verb1. to leave in ruins. The fire devastated the countryside. 蹂躪，毀掉 使荒芜，摧毁 2. to overwhelm (a person) with grief. She was devastated by the terrible news. 使震驚，使悲痛 使震惊，在感情上、精神上等压垮 ˈdevastating adjective overwhelming. a devastating flood; The news was devastating. 具有毀滅性的，令人震驚的 毁灭性的，令人震惊的

devastating

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