devastation

devastation /,devəs'teiʃn/
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Xem thêm: desolation, desolation, ravaging, destruction



devastation

Từ điển Collocation

devastation noun

ADJ. complete, utter | widespread | ecological, environmental | economic

VERB + DEVASTATION cause The hurricane caused widespread devastation.

DEVASTATION + VERB be wrought We surveyed the devastation wrought by the fire.

PHRASES a scene of devastation He surveyed the scene of utter devastation beneath him. | a trail of devastation The tornado left a trail of devastation in its wake.


Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the state of being decayed or destroyed; desolation
  • the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed

    her departure left him in utter devastation

  • an event that results in total destruction; desolation
  • plundering with excessive damage and destruction; ravaging
  • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists; destruction