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Webster 1913 Edition
Devastation
Devˊas-ta′tion
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
dévastation
.] 1.
The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
Even now the
And half the business of destruction done.
devastation
is begun,And half the business of destruction done.
Goldsmith.
Syn. – Desolation; ravage; waste; havoc; destruction; ruin; overthrow.
Webster 1828 Edition
Devastation
DEVASTATION
,Noun.
1.
Waste; ravage; desolation; destruction of works of art and natural productions which are necessary or useful to man; havock; as by armies, fire, flood, &c.2.
IN law, waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor, or administrator.Definition 2024
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See also: dévastation
English
Noun
devastation (countable and uncountable, plural devastations)
- The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
- 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
- Perhaps as startling as the sheer toll was the devastation to some of the state’s well-known locales. Boardwalks along the beach in Seaside Heights, Belmar and other towns on the Jersey Shore were blown away. Amusement parks, arcades and restaurants all but vanished. Bridges to barrier islands buckled, preventing residents from even inspecting the damage to their property.
- 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
- (law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.
Synonyms
- (law): devastavit
Translations
act of devastating or state of being devastated
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waste of the goods of the deceased