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    devastating
    /ˈdɛvəsteɪtɪŋ/

    adjective

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEVASTATING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    devastating adjective (STRONG EFFECT) C1. making someone very shocked and upset: devastating news. used to describe a personal quality that has a powerful effect: She had a devastating beauty / charm / smile that few men could resist. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › devastatingDevastating Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DEVASTATING is causing great damage or harm. How to use devastating in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEVASTATING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    devastating. (devəsteɪtɪŋ ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging. [emphasis] The city took the full force of the devastating floods. Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › devastatingDevastating - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Something that's shocking and distressing is devastating. Watching the local ice cream shop burn to the ground would be devastating to many neighborhood kids. Incredibly destructive events like earthquakes are devastating, although anything that's tragic, even on a personal level, can also be devastating.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › devastatingDEVASTATING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Devastating definition: tending or threatening to devastate. See examples of DEVASTATING used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › devastatingDevastating - definition of devastating by The Free Dictionary

    dev·as·tate. (dĕv′ə-stāt′) tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates. 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. [Latin dēvāstāre, dēvāstāt- : dē-, de- + vāstāre, to lay waste (from vāstus, empty, desolate; see euə- in Indo-European roots ).]

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › devastatingdevastating adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    adjective. /ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/ causing a lot of damage and destroying things synonym disastrous. a devastating explosion/fire/cyclone. Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean. He received devastating injuries in the accident. It will be a devastating blow to the local community if the factory closes.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › devastatingDEVASTATING | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    DEVASTATING definition: 1. making someone very shocked and upset: 2. causing a lot of damage or destruction: . Learn more.

  10. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › devastatingDEVASTATING Synonyms: 243 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for DEVASTATING: disastrous, destructive, devastative, cataclysmic, deadly, lethal, fatal, ruinous; Antonyms of DEVASTATING: protective, nondestructive, constructive, creative, productive, useful, harmless, formative

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › devastatingdevastating | meaning of devastating in Longman Dictionary of ...

    devastating meaning, definition, what is devastating: badly damaging or destroying something: Learn more.