devastated

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/ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/

adjective

Ruined, ravaged.

“the devastated city”

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Meanings

adjectivedevastated (comparative more devastated, superlative most devastated)

comparative more devastated · superlative most devastated

  1. Ruined, ravaged.

    the devastated city

  2. Extremely upset and shocked.

    Mary Ann was devastated when she found out her son was bullying a girl at school.

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of devastate

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
desolateheartbroken

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 毀壞的 /毁坏的, 頹靡 /颓靡
  • 毀壞的 /毁坏的 (huǐhuài de)ruined, ravaged
  • 頹靡 /颓靡 (tuímǐ)upset and shocked
  • 痛不欲生 (tòngbùyùshēng)upset and shocked
  • 心寒 (xīnhán)upset and shocked
Dutch kapot
  • kapotupset and shocked
Finnish hävitetty, tuhottu
  • hävitettyruined, ravaged
  • tuhotturuined, ravaged
  • murtunutupset and shocked
  • järkyttynytupset and shocked
French dévasté, ravagé
  • dévastéruined, ravaged
  • ravagéruined, ravaged
  • ruinéruined, ravaged
  • effondréupset and shocked
  • accabléupset and shocked
German verwüstet, verheert
  • verwüstetruined, ravaged
  • verheertruined, ravaged
  • gebrochenupset and shocked
  • am Boden zerstörtupset and shocked
Italian devastato, devastato
  • devastatoruined, ravaged
  • devastatoupset and shocked
Māori anea, ngaukino
  • anearuined, ravaged
  • ngaukinoupset and shocked
Polish zniszczony, zruinowany
  • zniszczonyruined, ravaged
  • zruinowanyruined, ravaged
  • zdemolowanyruined, ravaged
  • zdruzgotanyupset and shocked
Portuguese devastado, arruinado
  • devastadoruined, ravaged
  • arruinadoruined, ravaged
  • devastadoupset and shocked
Russian опустошённый, разорённый
  • опустошённый (opustošónnyj)ruined, ravaged
  • разорённый (razorjónnyj)ruined, ravaged
  • безуте́шный (bezutéšnyj)upset and shocked
  • пода́вленный (podávlennyj)upset and shocked
  • расстро́енный (rasstrójennyj)upset and shocked
  • огорчённый (ogorčónnyj)upset and shocked
  • потрясённый (potrjasjónnyj)upset and shocked
Spanish devastado, devastado
  • devastadoruined, ravaged
  • devastadoupset and shocked
Swedish förstörd, ödelagd
  • förstördruined, ravaged
  • ödelagdruined, ravaged
  • förkrossadupset and shocked
Welsh difrodedig, anrheithiedig
  • difrodedigruined, ravaged
  • anrheithiedigruined, ravaged
  • echrydedigupset and shocked
Cite this entry
APA

devastated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devastated

MLA

“devastated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devastated. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devastated,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devastated.

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