devastating Definition

devastate
verb devastated, devastating

1. To cause great destruction in or to something.

Thesaurus: destroy, ravage, lay waste, ruin, wreck, demolish, level, raze, ransack, sack.
2. To overwhelm someone with grief; to shock someone greatly.

Thesaurus: overwhelm, floor, crush.

Derivative: devastator
noun

Etymology: 17c: from Latin devastare, devastatum to lay waste.

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devastating
adj

1. Completely destructive.
2. Shocking; overwhelming.
3. colloq
Very good or impressive; extremely attractive.

Derivative: devastatingly
adverb