• The report helps us to understand the devastating impact of this on the developing countries.
  • DEVASTATING definition: 1. causing a lot of damage or destruction: 2. making someone very shocked and upset: 3. used to….
  • We have heard alarming evidence about the devastating effects of nuclear weapons.
  • emphasis If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging.
  • These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'devastating.'
  • Rachel’s mother had died three years ago, a devastating loss whose emotional scars still raked at Rachel’s heart.
  • devastating (comparative more devastating, superlative most devastating). Causing devastation. 1953 April, “Devastation in Holland”, in Railway Magazine...
  • The impact of devastating events can be far-reaching and long-lasting, affecting physical infrastructure, mental health, and economic stability.
  • devastating — adjective 1 destroying or badly damaging something: Acid rain has a devastating effect on the environment.
  • The movie is a devastating satire of the current political scene.