devastating

B1
US /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/
adj verb Freq #8939

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Causing devastation.

    Serious as was the flood damage in England, the bursting of some of the dykes on the coast of Holland resulted in an even more widespread and devastating inundation.

  2. 2
    adj

    wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

  3. 3
    adj

    physically or spiritually devastating

  4. 4
    adj

    making light of

  5. 5
    verb

    present participle and gerund of devastate

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · wreaking or capable of... annihilative
3 adj · physically or spiritually... crushing
4 adj · making light of annihilating

Send feedback

Optional — only if you'd like a reply.