Devastation - English meaning

noun

Complete destruction or obliteration.

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The threat of global annihilation

noun

Complete destruction, so that nothing or no one is left

Usage examples:

During the cold war the threat of nuclear annihilation was always on people's minds., the candidate…

noun

Complete defeat

Usage examples:

The candidate suffered annihilation at the polls.

noun

The action or process of demolishing or being demolished.

Usage examples:

The monument was saved from demolition

noun

The act of destroying something, such as a building or other structure

Usage examples:

[ c ] they tried unsuccessfully to stop the demolition of the old hotel.

noun

The act of destroying something such as a building

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The demolition of dangerous buildings, the demolition of the stadium is already underway.

noun

An act of attacking or plundering.

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Protecting grain from the depredations of rats and mice

noun

(an act causing) damage or destruction

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The entire area has suffered the depredations of war., depredation of (= damage done to) the enviro…

noun

Damage or destruction, or an act that causes this

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Depredation of the entire area has suffered the depredations of war., depredation of (= damage done…

noun

A state of complete emptiness or destruction.

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The stony desolation of the desert

noun

The state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed

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A scene of desolation

noun

The state of feeling sad and alone

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A feeling of utter desolation

noun

The action of despoiling or the condition of being despoiled; plunder.

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The despoliation of the resources of the natural world

noun

The act of despoiling something (= making a place less attractive by damaging it or taking things away)

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Mining provides local employment, but its despoliation of the landscape is no longer acceptable., t…

noun

The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.

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The destruction of the rainforest

noun

The action of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed

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Unusually high winds left widespread destruction over the area., the child needs help to control hi…

noun

The act of destroying something, or the fact of being destroyed

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Destruction of many people are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests., trail of d…

verb

Make or become flat or flatter.

Usage examples:

Her hair had been flattened by the storm

verb

Present participle of flatten

Usage examples:

Several trees were flattened (= knocked down) by the storm., the path flattens (out) (= does not go…

verb

To become level or cause something to become level

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Several trees were flattened (= knocked down) by the storm., flatten out the path flattens out (= d…

noun

Widespread destruction.

Usage examples:

The hurricane ripped through florida causing havoc

verb

Lay waste to; devastate.

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The lack of participants is associated to a large storm that havocked latvia in january 2005 and up…

noun

Confusion and lack of order that result in damage or trouble

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The storm created complete havoc in the park.

verb

Give a flat and even surface to.

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Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station

noun

A horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point.

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The front garden is on a level with this floor

noun

A position on a scale of amount, quantity, extent, or quality.

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A high level of unemployment

verb

Go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage.

Usage examples:

Burglars ransacked her home

verb

Present participle of ransack

Usage examples:

The burglars ransacked the house but found nothing valuable., i ransacked the cupboard for my ski b…

verb

Cause severe and extensive damage to.

Usage examples:

The hurricane ravaged southern florida

noun

The destructive effects of something.

Usage examples:

His face had withstood the ravages of time

verb

Cause severe and extensive damage to.

Usage examples:

The hurricane ravaged southern florida

noun

The destructive effects of something.

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His face had withstood the ravages of time

verb

Completely destroy (a building, town, or other settlement).

Usage examples:

Villages were razed to the ground

verb

Present participle of raze

Usage examples:

The town was razed to the ground in the bombing raid - not a building was left standing.

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

Usage examples:

A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Usage examples:

The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb

To spoil or destroy something

Usage examples:

It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

noun

The action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined.

Usage examples:

Commercial malpractice causes the ruination of thousands of people

noun

Destruction

Usage examples:

Alcohol was the ruination of him.

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

Usage examples:

A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Usage examples:

The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb

To spoil or destroy something

Usage examples:

It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

verb

Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Usage examples:

We can't afford to waste electricity

adjective

(of a material, substance, or by-product) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.

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Ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly

noun

An act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

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It's a waste of time trying to argue with him

noun

The remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed.

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Firemen had to cut him free from the wreckage of the car

noun

What is left of something badly damaged

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Safety experts were studying the wreckage to find out what caused the crash.

noun

A situation in which something has been badly damaged or destroyed

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The bank's directors should not be allowed to walk away from the financial wreckage they created., …

noun

The action of causing the destruction of a ship in order to steal the cargo.

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The locals reverted to the age-old practice of wrecking

verb

Destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).

Usage examples:

The blast wrecked 100 houses

verb

Present participle of wreck

Usage examples:

The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars., our greenhouse was wrecked in last ni…