# devastated

Pronunciation: say "DEV-uh-stayt-id" US/UK /ˈdɛv.ə.steɪt.ɪd/, AUS /ˈdev.ə.stæɪt.ɪd/

## Adjective

1. Feeling extremely upset and shocked, typically after bad news, a loss, or a sudden disappointment.
   - Simple: Feeling very sad and shocked after something bad happens.
   - _The family was devastated by the news of the accident._
   - _Fans were devastated when their team lost in the final seconds._
2. Laid waste; ruined or ravaged, as by war, fire, or natural disaster.
   - Simple: Badly destroyed or ruined, often by war or a disaster.
   - _The earthquake left the coastal region completely devastated._
   - _Aid workers struggled to reach the devastated countryside._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of devastate. — simple past and past participle of devastate
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of devastate. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The wildfire devastated thousands of acres of forest._
   - _Years of drought had devastated the local farms._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/devastated (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).