Devastating Meaning in English

word · lemma: devastate

US

/ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/

DEV-uh-stay-ting

UK

/dˈɛvəstˌeɪtɪŋ/

DEV-uh-stay-ting

التعريف

Causing great damage, destruction, or strong emotional pain; extremely harmful or upsetting.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly used in serious or emotional contexts, both for physical events (like disasters) and strong emotional impact ('devastating news', 'devastating effect'). Often appears before nouns. Not usually used for minor problems.

• Spanish: devastador - arrasador
• Portuguese (BR): devastador - arrasador
• Portuguese (PT): devastador - arrasador
• Chinese (Simplified): 毁灭性的 - 令人震惊的
• Chinese (Traditional): 毀滅性的 - 令人震驚的
• Hindi: विनाशकारी - तबाही लाने वाला
• Arabic: مدمّر - ساحق
• Bengali: বিধ্বংসী - প্রচণ্ড ধ্বংসাত্মক - চরমভাবে কষ্টদায়ক
• Russian: разрушительный - сокрушительный
• Japanese: 壊滅的な - 圧倒的な
• Vietnamese: tàn khốc - hủy diệt - gây tổn thương sâu sắc
• Korean: 처참한 - 충격적인 - 파괴적인
• Turkish: yıkıcı - tahrip edici - sarsıcı
• Urdu: تباہ کن - انتہائی تکلیف دہ
• Indonesian: menghancurkan - sangat merusak - memilukan

جمل نموذجية

The earthquake had a devastating effect on the city.

basic

She received the devastating news yesterday.

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The flood caused devastating damage to the farms.

basic

It was devastating to hear that my friend was moving away.

natural

That was a devastating loss for the team.

natural

Her words were so devastating that he didn’t know how to respond.

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