devastating
SayDEV-uh-stayt-ingUS · UK/ˈdɛv.ə.steɪt.ɪŋ/AUS/ˈdev.ə.stæɪt.ɪŋ/
- 1Causing very serious damage, ruin, or great sadness.
Like a giant wave that washes away everything in its path.
The storm was devastating, leaving hundreds of homes in ruins.
Losing the championship was a devastating blow to the whole team.
Similarcatastrophic, disastrous, destructive, ruinous, crushing
Oppositeminor, negligible, harmless, mild
Note
- 2Present participle and gerund of devastate. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
A long drought is devastating crops across the entire country.
The general was blamed for devastating the old city during the war.
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devastating 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 → devastating: drop the e, add -ing
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