devastation

devastation
Synonyms and related words:
bloodbath, blue ruin, breakup, carnage, confusion, consumption, damnation, decimation, depopulation, depredation, desolation, despoilment, despoliation, destruction, disintegration, disorganization, dispeoplement, disruption, dissolution, havoc, hecatomb, holocaust, loss, perdition, ravage, ruin, ruination, shambles, slaughter, spoliation, undoing, vandalism, waste, wrack, wrack and ruin, wreck

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  • dévastation — [ devastasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIVe, rare av. 1690; lat. devastatio ♦ Action de dévaster (⇒ destruction, pillage, ravage); son résultat (⇒ dégât, ruine). Les dévastations de la guerre. « l état de dévastation où se trouvait son manoir » (Gautier). ●… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Devastation — may refer to: Various warships: HMS Devastation, any of four ships of the British Royal Navy La Dévastation, various French warships named Dévastation. Some video games or movies based on them: Devastation (video game), a first person shooter… …   Wikipedia

  • devastation — Devastation. s. f. v. du verbe Devaster, qui n est point en usage. Desolation, ruine entiere d un pays par la guerre. La devastation d un Royaume. la devastation d une province. la devastation de tout un pays …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Devastation — Dev as*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. d[ e]vastation.] 1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. [1913 Webster] Even now the devastation is begun, And half the business of destruction done. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Devastation — Разработчик Digitalo Studios и ARUSH Entertainment Издатель …   Википедия

  • devastation — DEVASTATION. s. f. Désolation, ruine d un Pays. La devastation des Provinces d Occident fut causée par l invasion des Barbares …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • devastation — mid 15c., from M.Fr. dévastation, from L.L. devastationem (nom. devastatio), from pp. stem of L. devastare lay waste completely, from de completely (see DE (Cf. de )) + vastare lay waste, from vastus empty, desolate (see WASTE …   Etymology dictionary

  • Devastation — (lat.), Verheerung; devastieren, verwüsten. Devastationsklage, Klage, welche der Hypothekgläubiger wegen erheblicher Verschlechterungen des ihm verpfändeten Grundstücks auf Sicherheitsmaßregeln und Rückzahlung vor Verfall der Hypothek erheben… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Devastation — Devastation, lat., Verwüstung; devastiren, verwüsten …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • devastation — index catastrophe, conflagration, consumption, debacle, defilement, destruction, disaster, havoc, plunder …   Law dictionary

  • devastation — *ruin, havoc, destruction Analogous words: demolishment, razing (see corresponding verbs at DESTROY): ravaging, sacking, pillaging, despoliation (see corresponding verbs at RAVAGE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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