devastation — Słownik języka angielskiego

Rzeczownik

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

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

   Przykłady

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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.

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

   Synonimy

   devastavit

Rzeczownik

1. the state of being decayed or destroyed

   Synonimy

   desolation

   Terminy szersze

   deteriorationimpairment

2. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed

   Terminy szersze

   feeling

   Przykłady

   her departure left him in utter devastation

3. an event that results in total destruction

   Synonimy

   desolation

   Terminy szersze

   ruinruination

4. plundering with excessive damage and destruction

   Synonimy

   ravaging

   Terminy szersze

   plunderingpillagepillaging

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

   Synonimy

   destruction

   Terminy szersze

   terminationendingconclusion