English-Thai Dictionary

devastation

N การทำลายล้าง  การ ทำให้ เสียหาย อย่างรุนแรง  destruction defoliation kan-tam-lai-lang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEVASTATION

n.[L.] 1. Waste; ravage; desolation; destruction of works of art and natural productions which are necessary or useful to man; havock; as by armies, fire, flood, etc.
2. IN law, waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor, or administrator.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEVASTATION

Dev `as *ta "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dévastation.]

 

1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. Even now the devastation is begun, And half the business of destruction done. Goldsmith.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator. Blackstone.

 

Syn. -- Desolation; ravage; waste; havoc; destruction; ruin; overthrow.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

devastation

dev as ta tion |ˌdevəˈstāSHən devəˈsteɪʃn | ▶noun 1 great destruction or damage: the floods caused widespread devastation. 2 severe and overwhelming shock or grief: she spoke of her devastation at his death.

 

Oxford Dictionary

devastation

dev ¦as |ta ¦tion |ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 great destruction or damage: the floods caused widespread devastation. 2 severe and overwhelming shock or grief: she spoke of her devastation at his death.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

devastation

devastation noun 1 the hurricane left a trail of devastation: destruction, ruin, desolation, havoc, wreckage; ruins, ravages. 2 the devastation of Prussia: destruction, wrecking, ruination; demolition, annihilation; despoliation, plunder, pillaging, plundering. 3 the devastation you have caused the family: shock, trauma, distress, stress, strain, pain, anguish, suffering, upset, agony, misery, heartache. USAGE See despoliation . Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

devastation

devastation noun 1 the hurricane passed, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake: destruction, ruin, desolation, depredation, waste, havoc, wreckage; ruins, ravages. 2 the devastation of East Prussia by Russian troops in 1758: laying waste, destruction, wrecking, ruination, despoliation, ransacking, ravaging; demolition, razing, levelling, flattening, annihilation; literary rape. 3 the devastation you have caused the families of your victims: shock, trauma, upheaval, distress, stress, strain, pain, anguish, suffering, upset, agony, misery, sorrow, grief, heartache, heartbreak, torture, traumatization.

 

Duden Dictionary

Devastation

De vas ta ti on Substantiv, feminin Fachsprache , die |Devastati o n |spätlateinisch devastatio Verwüstung, Verheerung, Zerstörung

 

French Dictionary

dévastation

dévastation n. f. nom féminin Destruction, ruine. : La dévastation d ’un village côtier.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

devastation

d è v as t á tion 名詞 U C 1 破壊の跡, 精神的打撃 [傷跡 ].2 破壊, 壊滅 (状態 ); 廃墟 （はいきょ ）(ruin ).