ravaging
- adjective
- /ˈrævɪdʒɪŋ/
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devastador
- In the New World, the Spanish referred to each ravaging epidemic as a mortandad, a death event of apocalyptic scale.
In the New World, the Spanish referred to each ravaging epidemic as a mortandad, a death event of apocalyptic scale.
- In the New World, the Spanish referred to each ravaging epidemic as a mortandad, a death event of apocalyptic scale.
Examples
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This disease is ravaging the population, causing widespread illness and significant loss of life.
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Experts say that it's ravaging their their rural state.
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I mean she is ravaging the cultural fabric of society.
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You know, I think that might be the title of of this podcast episode Ravage ravaging your brain so much.
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The hurricane left a ravaging impact on the coastal towns, destroying homes and uprooting trees.
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The war had a ravaging effect on the environment, leaving behind desolation and barren landscapes.
Synonyms
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4.2
Causing great damage or harm
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5.1
Causing very great damage or sadness
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7.0
Causing very serious harm to people or businesses
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9.9
Causing great damage over a large area
Causing sudden harm or damage
Something that causes complete destruction or total defeat
Causing total destruction
Something that destroys completely, like a powerful bomb
Causing complete destruction so nothing is left
Intended to destroy things completely
Antonyms
How Destructive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ravaging comes from the verb ravage, which comes from an old French word ravir meaning 'to seize' or 'plunder'. So, something ravaging is doing great damage, like a force that grabs and destroys everything in its path.