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Dev·as·ta·tion
/ˌdevəˈstāSH(ə)n/
noun
1.
great destruction or damage:
"the floods caused widespread devastation"
Similar
destruction
ruin
desolation
depredation
waste
havoc
wreckage
ruins
ravages
laying waste
destruction
wrecking
ruination
despoliation
ransacking
ravaging
demolition
razing
leveling
flattening
annihilation
literary:
rape
shock
trauma
upheaval
distress
stress
strain
pain
anguish
suffering
upset
agony
misery
sorrow
grief
heartache
heartbreak
torture
traumatization
2.
severe and overwhelming shock or grief:
"she spoke of her devastation at his death"
Scrabble Points: 15
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1
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A
1
T
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O
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N
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