devastating
ਤਬਾਹਕੁਨ
definition
verb
the city was devastated by a huge earthquake
destroy or ruin (something).
adjective
a devastating cyclone struck Bangladesh
highly destructive or damaging.
example
Transport leaders in Manchester have been dealt a 'devastating' blow in their fight to thrash out a new deal with the government on Metrolink - but they have vowed to fight on tooth and nail.
It is a 'devastating' blow to his family, fellow players, work colleagues and to his large circle of friends.
Of the 80 ships that are remaining, many of them have suffered just 'devastating' damage.
It was a shock to my family and a 'devastating' blow to me.
This tactic and 'devastating' air strikes had a huge psychological effect on the Iraqis, who began to desert.
A 'devastating' cyclone on 6 January 1897 caused both damage and loss of life.
The results were 'devastating' and impressive to say the least.
As Philly moves from total dependency into the first few baby steps of autonomy, the impact on everyone is delightful and 'devastating' .
The huge destructive waves caused by December's tsunami in the Indian Ocean are analogous to the 'devastating' waves of grief that a parent is forced to endure.
The Cook Islands has helped Niue in other ways since the 'devastating' cyclone struck the island early in January.
That was a 'devastating' blow really so the emphasis was more on regaining pride, even more so than winning the game.
The finish was simple, effective and 'devastating' .
The couple married in 2002 after their original wedding plans were shattered because of the 'devastating' blow to Louise's health.
Taking the most extreme case, I was recently attached to some absolutely 'devastating' giant trevally off the Seychelles coral reefs.
Lloyd has been in 'devastating' form, kicking 80 goals this season at an impressive 73 per cent accuracy rate.
To lose him so young, so suddenly and in such a savage way is a 'devastating' shock to our family.
This is a 'devastating' blow to the workers, over 900 Waterford producers and the community around Kilmeaden, who will suffer greatly.
But what makes him most effective is a 'devastating' slider, which he uses effectively against righthanders.
She was beautiful, with this 'devastating' swath of dark chocolate colored hair and these massive green eyes that just watched and waited and calculated.
Simply that this scandal has caused 'devastating' damage to America's moral standing in the world, and we need to recover fast.
Because of the 'devastating' hurricane damage, I'm dealing with multiple crises every day from morning until night.
Months later it still feels like the greatest film I've ever seen, more beautiful, more 'devastating' , more emotionally subtle and probingly, daringly insightful.
He pulled away suddenly and gazed at me with raw emotion clear in his eyes, smiling that irresistible and 'devastating' smile of his.
Locust swarms can travel for thousands of kilometres between summer, winter and spring breeding areas and are capable of causing 'devastating' damage to crops.
It is a stunning, 'devastating' , and uplifting prayer book for the 21st-century Christian.
Every moment might not be as valuable as prayer, but it could be - a prayer that is pale or green, lovely, 'devastating' or funny.
But, in a 'devastating' blow, his first asylum claim failed because the adjudicator ruled he ‘did not consider the West Side Boys agents of persecution’.
Limitations on punitive damages may make sense: They are among the most unpredictable and potentially 'devastating' of damages to a defendant.
Her parents are divorced, but have worked together to keep Natalie's sporting talents on target, and Natalie's mother, Karen, admitted it had been a 'devastating' blow to the family.
In fact there was a series of catastrophes, all viticultural, which had 'devastating' effects on both the quantity and quality of wine produced.
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