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devastated
[dev-uh-stey-tid]
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.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of devastate.
Other 51Թ Forms
- undevastated adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of devastated1
Example Sentences
Lewis Hamilton says he is devastated after running over a groundhog during Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.
Nearly six months after a wildfire devastated the Pacific Palisades, the final evacuation orders have been fully lifted, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
He was devastated and worried that he would have to curtail plans of a dream wedding and honeymoon with fiancée Lara Russell.
The three positions that had changed hands were each just a few foxholes in the ground – dots on a devastated landscape of craters and shredded trees.
She said the family was "devastated and absolutely heartbroken".
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