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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dev•as•tat•ing /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - destroying terribly;
ruining:a devastating fire. - crushing, shocking, and overwhelming:the devastating loss of his sons.
- cutting;
cleverly or intelligently said or done:devastating arguments against every proposal I made.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dev•as•tat•ing (dev′ə stā′ting),USA pronunciation adj. - tending or threatening to devastate:a devastating fire.
- satirical, ironic, or caustic in an effective way:a devastating portrayal of society.
- devastate + -ing2 1625–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: devastating /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/ adj - extremely effective in a destructive way: a devastating war, a devastating report on urban deprivation
ˈdevasˌtatingly adv dev•as•tate /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -tat•ed, -tat•ing. - to destroy terribly; ruin:The fire devastated the city.
- to overwhelm;
crush:This latest piece of bad news devastated us.
dev•as•ta•tion /ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]devastation caused by the earthquake. dev•as•ta•tor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dev•as•tate (dev′ə stāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. - to lay waste;
render desolate:The invaders devastated the city. - to overwhelm.
- Latin dēvastātus laid waste (past participle of dēvastāre), equivalent. to dē- de- + vast(āre) to lay waste (akin to vastus empty) + -ātus -ate1
- 1625–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged destroy, sack, despoil. See ravage.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: devastate /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt/ vb (transitive)- to lay waste or make desolate; ravage; destroy
- to confound or overwhelm, as with grief or shock
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin dēvastāre, from de- + vastāre to ravage; related to vastus waste, emptyˌdevasˈtation n ˈdevasˌtator n |