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- DictionaryDev·as·tat·ing/ˈdevəˌstādiNG/
adjective
- 1. highly destructive or damaging: "a devastating cyclone struck Bangladesh"
The meaning of DEVASTATING is causing great damage or harm. How to use devastating in a sentence.
DEVASTATING definition: 1. causing a lot of damage or destruction: 2. making someone very shocked and upset: 3. used to…. Learn more.
Devastating definition: tending or threatening to devastate. See examples of DEVASTATING used in a sentence.
Something that's shocking and distressing is devastating. Watching the local ice cream shop burn to the ground would be devastating to many neighborhood kids.
adjective. /ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/ causing a lot of damage and destroying things synonym disastrous. a devastating explosion/fire/cyclone. Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean. He received devastating injuries in the accident. It will be a devastating blow to the local community if the factory closes.
DEVASTATING meaning: 1 : causing great damage or harm often + to; 2 : causing extreme emotional pain.
5 days ago · If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging . [emphasis] The city took the full force of the devastating floods. Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages. Synonyms: destructive, damaging, catastrophic, harmful More Synonyms of devastating. 2. adjective.
DEVASTATING definition: 1. making someone very shocked and upset: 2. causing a lot of damage or destruction: . Learn more.
adjective. 1. destructive, damaging, catastrophic, harmful, detrimental, pernicious, ruinous, calamitous, cataclysmic, deleterious, injurious, maleficent the devastating force of the floods. 2. traumatic, shocking, upsetting, disturbing, painful, distressing, scarring The diagnosis was devastating. She had cancer.
Synonyms for DEVASTATING: disastrous, destructive, devastative, cataclysmic, deadly, lethal, fatal, ruinous; Antonyms of DEVASTATING: protective, nondestructive, constructive, creative, productive, useful, harmless, formative.
