devastation
noun
[ ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃn ]
• great destruction or damage.
• "the floods caused widespread devastation"
Similar:
destruction,
ruin,
desolation,
depredation,
waste,
havoc,
wreckage,
ruins,
ravages,
laying waste,
wrecking,
ruination,
despoliation,
ransacking,
ravaging,
demolition,
razing,
levelling,
flattening,
annihilation,
rape,
shock,
trauma,
upheaval,
distress,
stress,
strain,
pain,
anguish,
suffering,
upset,
agony,
misery,
sorrow,
grief,
heartache,
heartbreak,
torture,
traumatization,
• severe and overwhelming shock or grief.
• "she spoke of her devastation at his death"
