verb🔗Share초토화하다, 파괴하다To 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. "산불은 숲을 초토화시켜 타버린 나무와 재만 남겼다.disasterenvironmentareabuildingwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share파괴하다, 붕괴시키다To 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. "새로운 증거는 사고 원인에 대한 그의 오랜 이론을 완전히 파괴했다.emotionsufferingmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share황폐화시키다, 파괴하다To 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. "불은 오래된 농가를 완전히 파괴하여 잔해만 남겼다.disastersufferingconditionemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share황폐한, 파괴된Ruined, ravaged."the devastated city"황폐해진 도시disastersufferingconditionsituationemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share큰 충격을 받은, 망연자실한Extremely upset and shocked."a devastated widow"큰 충격을 받은 미망인emotionmindsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
