devastation
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5.8
- noun
- /ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃən/
:
desolación
- So I'm just going to share my devastation with you guys.
And I could see the devastation in her.
- And I could see the devastation in her.
- She described in heartbreaking detail the utter devastation that she felt.
- So I'm just going to share my devastation with you guys.
- And so when you actually think about, you know, that day and, and I, I looked at the devastation in my life that I caused myself.
- But losing hope about someone you love, something you belong to, about the future, all of it is devastation.
- I can't imagine the care every day you must deal with on all these hearts and you become attached to them and the devastation if one gets infected.
- Or the devastation of just watching the narcissistic person sort of moving off into their sunset quite easily.
- Well, Long story short, I was absolutely if you could describe if a human being could look like an emotion, mine will be anger, frustration, devastation.
- Worst yet, you will hear the ringing, echoing devastation of silence.
- It would be my great devastation to end up being my children or my grandchildren.
- Her story and her the devastation to her life is the thing that drives me to this day.
- in a fully engaged way. To be able to explore the curiosities, to be able to be there for the devastations,
- And don't forget, I've come from such devastation of being at the pinnacle of something that I truly love.
Examples
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I feel blessed that we were spared the devastation of losing a home.
Blog text (23) -
After the accident, the devastation was clear; many people were in shock and grieving for their lost loved ones.
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... and after one hundred years, that emotional devastation would be a memory of a memory.
Blog text (17) -
And it takes a kind of devastation to complete us as human beings.
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Total psychological devastation set in when the news spread to the community.
Academic text (2004) -
One woman, with a look of devastation on her face, could do little more than stare.
Blog text (22) -
I learned firsthand the devastation that an eating disorder can wreak on a young woman and her family.
Academic text (2004) -
She described in heartbreaking detail the utter devastation that she felt.
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The devastation wrought by the worst recession in two generations has not been evenly distributed.
Academic text (2010) -
We were utterly mentally exhausted and our hearts were breaking and it felt like our souls were being ripped from us listening to the utter devastation.
Synonyms
443
2.1
Deep sadness after you lose someone or something important
76
3.9
A very strong sadness after losing someone you love
11
7.0
A period of deep sadness after someone close dies
4
3.7
A very strong feeling of sadness after a great loss
3
7.6
A feeling of deep sadness and emptiness after being left alone
Very deep sadness that feels too strong to understand
Deep sadness after losing someone you love
A deep feeling of sadness about a loss
Antonyms
How Devastating
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Etymology
Devastation comes from the Latin verb devastare, from de- 'completely' + vastus 'empty', giving the strong image of something made empty; that's why devastation can also mean the deep shock or grief that leaves you feeling empty inside.