devastating

Definition of devastating in English English dictionary: causing devastation; Present participle of devastate; making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W S Gilbert; wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"; {s} crushing; destroying; saddening; emphasis If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging. Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages; emphasis You can use devastating to emphasize that something or someone is very impressive. a devastating display of galloping and jumping + devastatingly dev·as·tat·ing·ly Its advertising is devastatingly successful; physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"; emphasis You can use devastating to emphasize that something is very shocking, upsetting, or terrible. The diagnosis was devastating. She had cancer
devastate: To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions
devastate: To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over
devastate: To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest
devastate: {f} destroy, ruin
devastate: overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died
devastate: To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest. Or, destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions. Break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over. Ruin that is shocking, not only showing that something was not indestructable, but also that it was in danger and could and would be assailed
devastate: To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate
devastate: overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"
devastate: devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
devastate: If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally. A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle. = ravage, wreck
devastatingly: In a devastating manner
devastatingly: destructively, ruinously