Devastating can be categorized as a verb.
Adjective |
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| devastating - wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire" | ||
| devastating - physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing" | ||
| devastating - making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert | ||
Verb |
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| devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died" | ||
| devastate - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" |
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| 1. | adj. | A devastating hurricane. | |
| 2. | adj. | A devastating portrait of human folly. | |
| 3. | verb | That was devastating to Tom. | |
| 4. | verb | The news that Sami was having an affair was devastating to Layla. | |
| 5. | verb | Parts of the world are feeling the strain of record-breaking heatwaves, drought, devastating floods and raging wildfires. They are having a widespread impact on human health, agriculture, ecosystems and infrastructure. | |
| 6. | verb | That's been devastating for fish that spend their juvenile days among the seagrass. Where the invasive crabs have moved in, the total weight of fish is down tenfold. | |
| 7. | verb | The voracious eater, imported by Midwestern fish farmers in the 1970s, could end up devastating the region’s 7 billion dollar fishing industry. | |
| 8. | verb | Canadian John Pomeroy, a water resources and climate change expert, said the loss of water resources in mountain ranges around the world is devastating the communities in those areas and destabilizing vast populations downstream. | |
| 9. | verb | At least 60 people have died and nearly 100,000 people are unable to return home, days after devastating rains flooded the capital of Jakarta. | |
| 10. | verb | The lockdowns are devastating Europe’s cultural industry. | |
| 11. | verb | Across the U.S., artisanal and specialty cheesemakers are facing devastating business losses. | |
| 12. | verb | The news will certainly devastate him. | |
| 13. | verb | The flood waters will devastate the nearby town. | |
| 14. | verb | This could devastate Algeria's economy. | |
| 15. | verb | The news will certainly devastate him. | |
| 16. | verb | The flood waters will devastate the nearby town. | |
| 17. | verb | This could devastate Algeria's economy. |
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| adj. | |
| A devastating hurricane. |
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| A devastating portrait of human folly. |
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| verb | |
| That was devastating to Tom. | |
| The news that Sami was having an affair was devastating to Layla. | |
| Parts of the world are feeling the strain of record-breaking heatwaves, drought, devastating floods and raging wildfires. They are having a widespread impact on human health, agriculture, ecosystems and infrastructure. | |
| That's been devastating for fish that spend their juvenile days among the seagrass. Where the invasive crabs have moved in, the total weight of fish is down tenfold. | |
| The voracious eater, imported by Midwestern fish farmers in the 1970s, could end up devastating the region’s 7 billion dollar fishing industry. | |
| Canadian John Pomeroy, a water resources and climate change expert, said the loss of water resources in mountain ranges around the world is devastating the communities in those areas and destabilizing vast populations downstream. | |
| At least 60 people have died and nearly 100,000 people are unable to return home, days after devastating rains flooded the capital of Jakarta. | |
| The lockdowns are devastating Europe’s cultural industry. | |
| Across the U.S., artisanal and specialty cheesemakers are facing devastating business losses. | |
| The news will certainly devastate him. | |
| The flood waters will devastate the nearby town. | |
| This could devastate Algeria's economy. | |
| The news will certainly devastate him. | |
| The flood waters will devastate the nearby town. | |
| This could devastate Algeria's economy. | |