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decimated
[ des-uh-mey-tid ]
adjective
- greatly reduced in number or amount, or having suffered great loss or harm:
The nonprofit agency has been struggling with a decimated staff and limited resources.
After the massive earthquake, the only way to reach the decimated villages was by helicopter.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of decimate ( def ).
Word History and Origins
Origin of decimated1
Example Sentences
Tarheeb Still and Cam Hart proved themselves to be worthy starters when injuries decimated the secondary.
It's no secret Tottenham's team has been decimated by injuries this season.
And if that weren’t bad enough, America’s manufacturing base and national security-critical supply chain infrastructure have been decimated — by China.
Their share prices are particularly badly affected because the President has both decimated their supply chains strategies, and also risks greatly impairing their brand image amongst global consumers.
"I've seen UK manufacturing decimated and the same has happened in America so he's looking after his own, which is exactly what it says on the tin with Trump," she said.
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