DEVASTATE


Meaning of DEVASTATE in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a cruel/devastating/crushing blow (= extremely hard to bear )

Her loss came as a devastating blow to her father.

a severe/devastating earthquake (= causing a lot of damage )

The whole town was flattened by a devastating earthquake.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

absolutely

Female speaker I was absolutely devastated .

more

Sanctions have proved more devastating than the war itself.

most

The barrage was the most devastating in a series of recent rocket attacks on Kabul by the Western-backed mujahedin.

But homelessness has to be one of the most devastating experiences for a child.

You, then, should neutralize the Rita yourself -- with the most devastating weapon in your arsenal: pity.

potentially

The potentially devastating impact of the decimation of many anti-poverty programs on recipients and on their children is explored.

Cantor was elated; a potentially devastating situation was about to be defused.

so

When I arrived and was told he wasn't appearing I was so devastated .

We all know husbands and wives who were so devastated by the death of a child that they wound up divorced.

This is so devastating that you almost expect something initially.

So devastated was the site that it was afterward called Abrams Acres.

It was hard to imagine that a place with so much natural abundance had been so devastated in just a few years.

when

I was devastated when he said he fancied me but we've started a relationship.

The whole family was devastated when they were taken.

He was devastated when he discovered his premises had been attacked for the second time.

I loved Jeanne and I was devastated when she died.

Wickham had been proud of her, and was devastated when she said they should separate.

Of course, I was devastated when Bogie died.

■ NOUN

area

In Assam four weeks of rain, ahead of the monsoon season, have devastated huge areas , making 5m people homeless.

bomb

Then a bomb blast devastated the theatre and wiped away her smile of anticipation.

For comparison, the atomic bomb explosions that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki were about 20 kilotons each.

Three days later, a second bomb devastated the city of Nagasaki.

city

Three days later, a second bomb devastated the city of Nagasaki.

Its implementation, he says, could be devastating to the city .

death

True, Paula loved Hutchence, and true, she was utterly devastated by his death .

We all know husbands and wives who were so devastated by the death of a child that they wound up divorced.

effect

The effect was devastating , seriously weakening Mrs Thatcher's hold on the premiership and making a leadership contest virtually inevitable.

But the effects can still be devastating .

family

Before it was over I had devastated his family , disappointed him and further divided myself.

life

For Marx, it was an increasingly devastating fact of capitalist life .

news

Leslie was devastated by the news , having tried for a long time to have a baby.

Peter and Ann MacPherson were devastated by the news of their son's involvement in the killings.

result

Torture and other forms of trauma often result in devastating long-term psychological effects.

He said the results were devastating .

But when she did apply the accelerator the results were simply devastating .

The result is a devastating detonation that completely destroys the rocket.

world

And without it, a trade war could devastate already shaky world economies.

Instead of playing the fiddle, they could sip cocktails and play poker while nuclear war devastated the world outside their bunker.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

be a sad/tragic/devastating etc commentary on sth

The experience of some Sunday morning services in competition with golf is a sad commentary on the bending of principle to person.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

A huge explosion devastated the downtown area last night.

Bombing raids devastated the city of Dresden.

Her mother's early death from cancer devastated Lianne.

The country has been devastated by floods.

Years of war have devastated this island nation.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

The small, thriving community has been devastated.

This second attack has just devastated him.

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