verb🔗ShareTo ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest."The wildfire devastated the forest, leaving behind only charred trees and ash. "disasterenvironmentareabuildingwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions."The new evidence completely devastated his long-held theory about the cause of the accident. "emotionsufferingmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over."The fire completely devastated the old farmhouse, leaving only rubble. "disastersufferingconditionemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRuined, ravaged."the devastated city"disastersufferingconditionsituationemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExtremely upset and shocked."a devastated widow"emotionmindsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
