devastation

Meanings

Plural: devastations

Noun

• the state of being decayed or destroyed
• the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
  • "her departure left him in utter devastation"
• an event that results in total destruction
• plundering with excessive damage and destruction
• the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
• The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
• Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.

Synonyms

desolation, destruction, devastavit, havoc, ravaging