verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a cruel/devastating/crushing blow (= extremely hard to bear )
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Her loss came as a devastating blow to her father.
a severe/devastating earthquake (= causing a lot of damage )
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The whole town was flattened by a devastating earthquake.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
absolutely
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Female speaker I was absolutely devastated .
more
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Sanctions have proved more devastating than the war itself.
most
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The barrage was the most devastating in a series of recent rocket attacks on Kabul by the Western-backed mujahedin.
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But homelessness has to be one of the most devastating experiences for a child.
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You, then, should neutralize the Rita yourself -- with the most devastating weapon in your arsenal: pity.
potentially
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The potentially devastating impact of the decimation of many anti-poverty programs on recipients and on their children is explored.
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Cantor was elated; a potentially devastating situation was about to be defused.
so
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When I arrived and was told he wasn't appearing I was so devastated .
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We all know husbands and wives who were so devastated by the death of a child that they wound up divorced.
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This is so devastating that you almost expect something initially.
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So devastated was the site that it was afterward called Abrams Acres.
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It was hard to imagine that a place with so much natural abundance had been so devastated in just a few years.
when
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I was devastated when he said he fancied me but we've started a relationship.
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The whole family was devastated when they were taken.
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He was devastated when he discovered his premises had been attacked for the second time.
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I loved Jeanne and I was devastated when she died.
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Wickham had been proud of her, and was devastated when she said they should separate.
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Of course, I was devastated when Bogie died.
■ NOUN
area
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In Assam four weeks of rain, ahead of the monsoon season, have devastated huge areas , making 5m people homeless.
bomb
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Then a bomb blast devastated the theatre and wiped away her smile of anticipation.
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For comparison, the atomic bomb explosions that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki were about 20 kilotons each.
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Three days later, a second bomb devastated the city of Nagasaki.
city
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Three days later, a second bomb devastated the city of Nagasaki.
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Its implementation, he says, could be devastating to the city .
death
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True, Paula loved Hutchence, and true, she was utterly devastated by his death .
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We all know husbands and wives who were so devastated by the death of a child that they wound up divorced.
effect
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The effect was devastating , seriously weakening Mrs Thatcher's hold on the premiership and making a leadership contest virtually inevitable.
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But the effects can still be devastating .
family
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Before it was over I had devastated his family , disappointed him and further divided myself.
life
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For Marx, it was an increasingly devastating fact of capitalist life .
news
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Leslie was devastated by the news , having tried for a long time to have a baby.
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Peter and Ann MacPherson were devastated by the news of their son's involvement in the killings.
result
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Torture and other forms of trauma often result in devastating long-term psychological effects.
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He said the results were devastating .
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But when she did apply the accelerator the results were simply devastating .
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The result is a devastating detonation that completely destroys the rocket.
world
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And without it, a trade war could devastate already shaky world economies.
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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
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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
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A huge explosion devastated the downtown area last night.
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Bombing raids devastated the city of Dresden.
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Her mother's early death from cancer devastated Lianne.
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The country has been devastated by floods.
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Years of war have devastated this island nation.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The small, thriving community has been devastated.
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This second attack has just devastated him.