n. 25B6; noun
the hurricane left a trail of devastation : DESTRUCTION, ruin, desolation, havoc, wreckage; ruins, ravages.
the devastation of Prussia : DESTRUCTION, wrecking, ruination, despoliation; demolition, annihilation.
the devastation you have caused the family : SHOCK, trauma, distress, stress, strain, pain, anguish, suffering, upset, agony, misery, heartache.