Thesaurus: devastation

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1. n. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
2. n. Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator.
3. n. the state of being decayed or destroyed
4. n. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
5. n. an event that results in total destruction
6. n. plundering with excessive damage and destruction
7. n. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
8. 1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. Even now the devastation is begun, And half the business of destruction done. Goldsmith. 2. (Law) Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator. Blackstone. Syn. -- Desolation; ravage; waste; havoc; destruction; ruin; overthrow.
9. Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor oradministrator. Blackstone.
10. n:100 n. the state of being decayed or destroyed n. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed n. an event that results in total destruction