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What is another word for devastation?

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Great destruction or damage

The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated

Mental or emotional distress or trauma

A great and sudden disaster or misfortune

An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder

Physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something

A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience

Devastation

Great unhappiness or loneliness

A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group

The collapse or bankruptcy of a business

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Noun

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Great destruction or damage

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“The ashes and the smoke from the devastation drifted through the air throughout the city for days after the tragic event.”

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The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated

“Air bombardment of military factories led to the devastation of the landscape.”

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Mental or emotional distress or trauma

dark night of the soul

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“There are no words to describe the sense of devastation felt by both families.”

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A great and sudden disaster or misfortune

problematic situation

unfortunate situation

rigor^US

rigour^UK

pretty kettle of fish

complicated situation

worst possible outcome

worst that could happen

a difficult situation

unpredictable situation

labor^US

labour^UK

crux

moment

unforeseen circumstance

unforeseen circumstances

trials and tribulations

theatre^UK

theater^US

up poop creak without a paddle

perilous experiences

song and dance

dangerous experiences

force of circumstance

force majeure

pressure of circumstance

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An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder

breaking and entering

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

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Physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something

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A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience

state of perturbation

source of amazement

source of consternation

a bolt out of the blue

unforeseen circumstance

skepticism^US

scepticism^UK

turn up for the books

life-changing experience

turn-up for the books

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Devastation

devastavit

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Great unhappiness or loneliness

dark night of the soul

spectre^UK

specter^US

vapors^US

vapours^UK

endogenous depression

labour^UK

labor^US

trials and tribulations

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

butterflies in the stomach

unpleasant experience

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A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group

night of the long knives

indiscriminate killing

indiscriminate bloodshed

blood and guts

search and destroy

mass extermination

ruthless clearance of populace

taking of someone's life

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The collapse or bankruptcy of a business

reduced circumstances

straitened circumstances

life on the breadline

calamity

catastrophe

hand-to-mouth existence

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