1. The termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
   "The forest fire left a trail of devastation in its wake";
   - destruction
    
2. An event that results in total destruction
   "The devastation left by the wildfire was heartbreaking";
   - desolation
    
3. Plundering with excessive damage and destruction
   "The devastation of the countryside by the invading army left little intact";
   - ravaging
    
4. The state of being decayed or destroyed
   "The devastation caused by the hurricane was overwhelming";
   - desolation
    
5. The feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
   "her departure left him in utter devastation"

Derived forms: devastations

Type of: conclusion, deterioration, ending, feeling, impairment, pillage, pillaging, plundering, ruin, ruination, termination

Encyclopedia: Devastation