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devastated

SayDEV-uh-stayt-idUS · UK/ˈdɛv.ə.steɪt.ɪd/AUS/ˈdev.ə.stæɪt.ɪd/

3 meanings of devastated

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Feeling very sad and shocked after something bad happens.

    Like feeling as if your whole world has broken into pieces.

    She was devastated when her dog died.

    He felt completely devastated after failing the exam.

    Similarheartbroken, shattered, crushed, distraught, shocked

    Oppositeelated, delighted, overjoyed, thrilled

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Badly destroyed or ruined, often by war or a disaster.

    Like a sandcastle smashed flat by a big wave.

    The flood left whole towns devastated.

    Soldiers walked through the devastated village.

    Similarruined, destroyed, wrecked, flattened, desolate

    Oppositeintact, undamaged, unscathed, untouched

  3. 3
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of devastate. Use this form for something that already happened.

    The storm devastated the small fishing village.

    War devastated the entire region within months.

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devastated is a form of devastate

devastate, verb: To destroy most of the buildings, land, or trees across a large area. Full entry

Forms
devastatedevastates he/she/itdevastating -ing formdevastated past tense, past participle
Spelling
devastate → devastated: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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