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What does devastation mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
  2. (law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.
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Hitler turned the swastika into a striking political symbol and wreaked devastation beneath it.
Then the foxes, introduced in an attempt to eradicate the likewise imported rabbit menace, completed the devastation.
And then, suddenly, the devastation hit and I simply was lost for words, and I didn't really know what we could do.
As she waded through waist-deep flood waters to get to the worst affected areas, she could see the devastation all around.
A catalyst for this reevaluation was horrifying devastation caused by use of the atomic bomb in Japan.
The human figure is reduced to anonymity in the seemingly endless vista of ruin and devastation.

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