Associations to the word «Devastation»
Noun
- Katrina
- Tsunami
- Plunder
- Hurricane
- Desolation
- Hiroshima
- Looting
- Havoc
- Destruction
- Nagasaki
- Famine
- Earthquake
- Levee
- Cyclone
- Transformer
- Flex
- Epidemic
- Rebuilding
- Akbar
- Smallpox
- Annihilation
- Slaughter
- Vandal
- Carnage
- Ruin
- Plague
- Tornado
- Blitz
- Eruption
- Flood
- Blaster
- Catastrophe
- Ike
- Drought
- Disaster
- Deportation
- Booty
- Rubble
- Landfall
- Hannibal
- Typhoon
- Aftermath
- Countryside
- Orleans
- Mongol
- War
- Calamity
- Surge
- Bombing
- Reconstruction
- Galveston
- Raid
- Wake
- Holocaust
- Reparation
- Anarchy
- Loot
- Invasion
- Ferocity
- Meteor
- Mitch
- Midst
- Bulkhead
Adjective
Wiktionary
DEVASTATION, noun. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
DEVASTATION, noun. Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator.
Dictionary definition
DEVASTATION, noun. The state of being decayed or destroyed.
DEVASTATION, noun. The feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devastation".
DEVASTATION, noun. An event that results in total destruction.
DEVASTATION, noun. Plundering with excessive damage and destruction.
DEVASTATION, noun. The termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists.
Wise words
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