devastation

noun

1. the state of being decayed or destroyed

Similar word(s): desolation

Definition categories: state, deterioration, impairment

2. the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed

- her departure left him in utter devastation

Definition categories: feeling

3. an event that results in total destruction

Similar word(s): desolation

Definition categories: event, ruin, ruination

4. plundering with excessive damage and destruction

Similar word(s): ravaging

Definition categories: act, pillage, pillaging, plundering

5. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

Similar word(s): destruction

Definition categories: act, conclusion, ending, termination