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devastated

[ dev-uh-stey-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

laid waste; made desolate:
After the earthquake there were concerns about asbestos in the rubble of many of the devastated houses.
overwhelmed or shocked, especially by profound loss, disappointment, humiliation, etc.:
I’m grateful that no one I knew personally died in the hurricane, but my heart goes out to all those devastated families.

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"Deliver the message," another crowd chants, as it surges through Gaza's devastated streets: "Hamas is garbage."

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The torched properties in his Altadena town were a reminder of how the fire that devastated his community is connecting to his work.

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They also represent the return of a species to a watershed that itself was devastated by a fire four years ago, but has since recovered.

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David from London was devastated to find out that he and his wife were not eligible for the free hours.

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Some islands in Tonga, near the volcano, were so devastated that their people have never returned.

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