devastation — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

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   Beispiele

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   Perhaps as startling as the sheer toll was the devastation to some of the state’s well-known locales. Boardwalks along the beach in Seaside Heights, Belmar and other towns on the Jersey Shore were blown away. Amusement parks, arcades and restaurants all but vanished. Bridges to barrier islands buckled, preventing residents from even inspecting the damage to their property.

2. Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.

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   Synonyme

   devastavit

Substantiv

1. the state of being decayed or destroyed

   Synonyme

   desolation

   Oberbegriffe

   deteriorationimpairment

2. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed

   Oberbegriffe

   feeling

   Beispiele

   her departure left him in utter devastation

3. an event that results in total destruction

   Synonyme

   desolation

   Oberbegriffe

   ruinruination

4. plundering with excessive damage and destruction

   Synonyme

   ravaging

   Oberbegriffe

   plunderingpillagepillaging

5. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

   Synonyme

   destruction

   Oberbegriffe

   terminationendingconclusion