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Characterized by great power or forceful

Causing or imposing emotional, and sometimes physical, distress

Highly destructive or damaging

Present participle for to completely destroy or devastate

Present participle for to make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless

Present participle for to cause significant upset to (someone)

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Adjective

Characterized by great power or forceful

to be reckoned with

of considerable importance

not to be ignored

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Adjective

Causing or imposing emotional, and sometimes physical, distress

heart-wrenching

unfavourable^UK

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

over-sentimental

emotionally moving

disadvantageous

arousing affect

poverty-stricken

beyond contempt

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

earth-shattering

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

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Adjective

Highly destructive or damaging

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

earth-shattering

life-threatening

mutually harmful

mutually destructive

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

fire-and-brimstone

foolish-looking

beyond contempt

evil-intentioned

heart-wrenching

dissatisfactory

a load of pants

bargain-basement

behind eight ball

having tough luck

having hard luck

having a bad break

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Verb

Present participle for to completely destroy or devastate

wreaking havoc on

leaving desolate

leaving in ruins

laying waste to

making desolate

wiping off the map

razing to the ground

wiping off the face of the earth

blowing a hole in

putting paid to

bringing to naught

blowing to bits

putting the kibosh on

bringing to ruin

wiping from the face of the earth

blowing to pieces

reducing to ruins

making a mess of

laying in ruins

knocking to pieces

doing away with

blowing sky-high

putting out of commission

reducing to rubble

damaging beyond repair

tearing to pieces

bringing about the downfall of

putting out of action

committing genocide

cutting a swath through

reducing to nothing

bringing to nothing

wreaking havoc upon

dashing to pieces

running onto the rocks

playing mischief with

destroying root and branch

removing all traces of

wiping off face of earth

dishonouring^UK

wreaking havoc with

bringing to nought

treating sacrilegiously

treating with disrespect

committing sacrilege

blaspheming against

committing sacrilege against

neutralizing^US

putting to death

neutralising^UK

taking the life of

putting an end to

ending the life of

cutting to pieces

causing the death of

making away with

putting to sleep

taking someone's life

playing havoc with

putting to the sword

putting a stop to

sending to the gas chambers

doing damage to

interfering with

bringing to an end

causing detriment to

giving someone the works

throwing a spanner in the works

terminating with extreme prejudice

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

ethnically cleansing

sending to kingdom come

handling roughly

destabilizing^US

doing mischief to

driving to the wall

moving in for the kill

jeopardizing^US

inconveniencing

discolouring^UK

destabilising^UK

detracting from

jeopardising^UK

driving a nail into the coffin of

delivering a blow to

playing merry hell with

throwing a monkey wrench into

putting at risk

working against

raining on someone's parade

rendering ineffective

prevailing over

having an effect on

exerting influence on

having an impact on

destroying by fire

burning to the ground

burning to a crisp

reducing to ashes

smashing to smithereens

pulling to pieces

falling to pieces

falling to bits

making mincemeat of

making a hash of

putting the lid on

putting a damper on

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“Those events that desolate the earth have faded from the memory of Time.”

Verb

Present participle for to make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless

making despondent

making miserable

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

giving someone the blues

weighing heavily on

knocking for six

knocking sideways

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

making someone fed up

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

reducing to tears

casting a gloom upon

causing suffering to

breaking someone's heart

putting a damper on

dampening spirits

putting into a funk

breaking one's heart

casting a gloom on

knocking the wind out of

making desolate

harshing one's mellow

harshing someone's mellow

making downhearted

making dejected

taking the wind out of your sails

dampening the spirits of

making discontented

casting a shadow

taking the wind out

bearing down on

bringing down to earth

casting a pall over

discountenancing

dashing the hopes of

taking the heart out of

breaking the heart of

causing anguish to

making wretched

shattering the illusions of

cutting to the quick

causing to lose heart

giving someone the hump

arousing sympathy

letting wind out of sails

tugging at the heart

taking down a peg or two

cutting down to size

tugging at your heartstrings

getting on your nerves

having had enough

trying the patience of

losing patience

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“It would desolate me to have a spirit so brightsome depart prematurely.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause significant upset to (someone)

discombobulating

discountenancing

causing anguish to

causing suffering to

making wretched

pushing buttons

arousing anxiety in

doing a number on

giving a hard time

making it tough for

making miserable

throwing off balance

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