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devastation

/ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण डेवस्टेशन

तबाही, विनाश, बर्बादी

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    great destruction or damage, especially over a wide area

    तबाही, विनाश, बर्बादी

    • The earthquake caused widespread devastation.
    • The floods left a trail of devastation across Assam.

    Synonyms destruction ruin havoc desolation

  2. 2

    [U]

    great shock and sadness

    गहरा सदमा और दुःख

    • Nothing could ease the devastation she felt at her father's death.

    Synonyms grief shock

◇Word family
devastate verbdevastating adjectivedevastated adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

destruction ruin havoc desolation grief shock

§Grammar and usage

Usage: common collocations are widespread devastation, total devastation and cause devastation.

Usage में इसके आम collocations widespread devastation, total devastation और cause devastation हैं।