devastation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: devastation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for devastation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
devastation n the state of being decayed or destroyed [syn: devastation, desolation] the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devastation" an event that results in total destruction Synonym(s): devastation, desolation plundering with excessive damage and destruction Synonym(s): ravaging, devastation the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists Synonym(s): destruction, devastation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Devastation \Dev`asta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]vastation.] 1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. Even now the devastation* is begun, And half the business of destruction done. --Goldsmith. 2. (Law) Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator. --Blackstone. Syn: Desolation; ravage; waste; havoc; destruction; ruin; overthrow.