Main entry: devastation, destruction
Definition: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
Main entry: devastation, ravaging
Definition: plundering with excessive damage and destruction
Main entry: desolation, devastation
Definition: an event that results in total destruction
Main entry: devastation
Definition: the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
Usage: her departure left him in utter devastation
Main entry: devastation, desolation
Definition: the state of being decayed or destroyed