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devastation

Noun

∙ The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
∙ Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit. law

BABYLON ENGLISH
devastation n.
destruction, ruin

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
devastation
devastation
\dev`as*ta"tion\ (?), n. [cf. f. dévastation.]
1. the act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. even now the devastation is begun, and half the business of destruction done.
2. (law) waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator.

WORDNET 2.0
devastation
Noun
1. the state of being decayed or destroyed
(synonym) desolation
(hypernym) deterioration, impairment
(hyponym) ruin, ruination
(derivation) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
2. the feeling of being counfounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devasation"
(hypernym) feeling
(derivation) devastate
3. an event that results in total destruction
(synonym) desolation
(hypernym) ruin, ruination
(derivation) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
4. plundering with excessive damage and destruction
(synonym) ravaging
(hypernym) plundering, pillage, pillaging
(derivation) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
5. termination by an act of destruction
(synonym) destruction
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(hyponym) disaster
(derivation) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Devastation
Devastation may refer to:
HMS Devastation, any of four ships of the British Royal NavyLa Dévastation, various French warships named Dévastation.Devastation (video game), a first-person shooter video game developed by Digitalo Studios, released in February 2003, an upcoming video gameMortal Kombat: Devastation, the third installment in the movie franchise based on the Mortal Kombat fighting game seriesDevastation (comics), a fictional character and DC Comics villain in the Wonder Woman comic bookThe Transformers: Devastation, a six-issue comic book miniseries, published by IDW Publishing, based on the TransformersThe Devastations, a musical group from Melbourne, Australia and based out of Berlin, GermanyAcute stress reaction, a psychological condition
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

devastation

Noun

∙ The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
∙ Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit. law

BABYLON ENGLISH
devastation n.
destruction, ruin

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
devastation
devastation
\dev`as*ta"tion\ (?), n. [cf. f. dévastation.]
1. the act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. even now the devastation is begun, and half the business of destruction done.
2. (law) waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator.

WORDNET 2.0
devastation
Noun
1. the state of being decayed or destroyed
(synonym) desolation
(hypernym) deterioration, impairment
(hyponym) ruin, ruination
(derivation) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
2. the feeling of being counfounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devasation"
(hypernym) feeling
(derivation) devastate
3. an event that results in total destruction
(synonym) desolation
(hypernym) ruin, ruination
(derivation) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
4. plundering with excessive damage and destruction
(synonym) ravaging
(hypernym) plundering, pillage, pillaging
(derivation) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
5. termination by an act of destruction
(synonym) destruction
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(hyponym) disaster
(derivation) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Devastation
Devastation may refer to:
HMS Devastation, any of four ships of the British Royal NavyLa Dévastation, various French warships named Dévastation.Devastation (video game), a first-person shooter video game developed by Digitalo Studios, released in February 2003, an upcoming video gameMortal Kombat: Devastation, the third installment in the movie franchise based on the Mortal Kombat fighting game seriesDevastation (comics), a fictional character and DC Comics villain in the Wonder Woman comic bookThe Transformers: Devastation, a six-issue comic book miniseries, published by IDW Publishing, based on the TransformersThe Devastations, a musical group from Melbourne, Australia and based out of Berlin, GermanyAcute stress reaction, a psychological condition
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