Definition of devastation Devastation

/dɛˌvʌstejˈʃʌn/ - [devusteyshun] - dev•as•ta•tion

We found 12 definitions of devastation from 6 different sources.

What does devastation mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: devastations
devastation - the state of being decayed or destroyed
		desolation
		deterioration, impairment process of changing to an inferior state
		ruination, ruin a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins"
devastation - an event that results in total destruction
		desolation
		ruination, ruin a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins"
devastation - the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devastation"
		feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
		destruction
		ending, termination, conclusion the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
		disaster an act that has disastrous consequences
		kill the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
		laying waste, ruining, wrecking, ruination, ruin destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
		demolishing, tearing down, razing, leveling complete destruction of a building
		annihilation, obliteration destruction by annihilating something
		decimation destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
		self-destruction the act of destroying yourself; "his insistence was pure self-destruction"
		neutralisation, neutralization action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
		sabotage a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
		extermination, liquidation the act of exterminating
		holocaust an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire); "a nuclear holocaust"
		demolition the act of demolishing
		spoliation (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence
devastation - plundering with excessive damage and destruction
		ravaging
		pillaging, plundering, pillage the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"

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Wiktionary

devastation (Noun)
The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a lay laying waste .
devastation (Noun)
Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

devastation (n.)
The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
devastation (n.)
Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator.