devastation

noun
/ˌdɛ.vəˈsteɪ.ʃən/US/ˌdɛ.vəˈsteɪ.ʃn̩/UK

Etymology

From Middle French dévastation.

  1. derived from dévastation

Definitions

  1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated

    The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

  2. Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator

    Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for devastation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA