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devastated

/ˈdevəsteɪtɪd/

Meanings
verb
To 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.

Examples :

"The wildfire devastated the forest, leaving behind only charred trees and ash. "
disaster environment area building war

Related Words

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together.

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

Illustration accident

accident noun

/ˈæk.sə.dənt/

An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.

"to die by an accident"

Illustration wildfire

wildfire noun

/ˈwaɪldfaɪər/ /ˈwaɪl(d)ˌfaɪər/

A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.

"The wildfire destroyed many trees in the forest. "

Illustration completely

completely adverb

/kəmˈpliːtli/

(manner) In a complete manner

"Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil."

Illustration extremely

extremely adverb

/ɪksˈtɹiːmli/

(degree) To an extreme degree.

"The weather was extremely hot today; we stayed inside all afternoon. "

Illustration evidence

evidence noun

[ˈɛvəɾəns]

Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

"There is no evidence that anyone was here earlier."

Illustration buildings

buildings noun

/ˈbɪldɪŋz/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

Illustration recovery

recovery noun

/ɹəˈkʌvəɹi/

The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.

"After the fire, the family's recovery of their belongings took several weeks. "

Illustration opinions

opinions noun

/əˈpɪnjənz/

A subjective belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed about a topic, issue, person or thing.

"My friends and I have different opinions about which restaurant to go to for dinner. "

Illustration abandonment

abandonment noun

/əˈbæn.dn̩.mn̩t/

The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.

"The child's abandonment by his parents left him feeling lost and alone. "

Illustration farmhouse

farmhouse noun

/ˈfɑːmhaus/

A farmer's residence.

"The farmhouse stood at the end of the long lane, the home of the farmer who grew the apples for the local market. "

Illustration strongly

strongly adverb

/stɹɑŋli/ /stɹɒŋli/ /stɹɔŋli/

In a strong or powerful manner.

"In the third race, Renowned Blaze finished strongly to win, paying sixteen dollars."