devastation
evastation
definition
noun
the floods caused widespread devastation
great destruction or damage.
she spoke of her devastation at his death
severe and overwhelming shock or grief.
example
We cannot express the shock and 'devastation' the family are feeling.
We should never forget the 'devastation' caused by the Asian tsunami.
The scene was gruesome; the 'devastation' was immediately obvious.
she spoke of her 'devastation' at his death
In a minute, my phone will ring and I'll have to hide my 'devastation' and pretend not to mind.
To her 'devastation' her father even criticised her approach to acting during the filming.
she spoke of her 'devastation' at his death
There was no place for her to hide from her utter 'devastation' .
The president saw down below what he called 'devastation' .
He had also protected the only habitat of civilization from the 'devastation' of the destructive angels.
the floods caused widespread 'devastation'
Hurricane Ike could unleash 'devastation' within only a few hours.
The amount of environmental 'devastation' in the country is incredible.
Ivor Jones, a Liverpool-born pastor, likened the scenes to the 'devastation' wrought in England by the Blitz.
We finally manage to get to the heart of the eerie water delta where the 'devastation' was appalling.
And you could just see in their face 'devastation' .
the floods caused widespread 'devastation'
The death toll does not tell the 'devastation' the flood has caused.
Research shows the scale of 'devastation' wrought by recent hurricanes can indeed be traced to global warming.
Having seen atrocious loss in World War II, I understand the 'devastation' of armed conflict.
The family was away from the house that night and came home in the early hours to a scene of 'devastation' .
Time slows down in the wake of such personal 'devastations' .
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