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devastated

/ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/

devastated adjective: ruined, ravaged. Also the simple past and past participle of devastate.

Adjective

devastated (comparative more devastated, superlative most devastated)

  1. Ruined, ravaged.
    • the devastated city
  2. Extremely upset and shocked.
    • Mary Ann was devastated when she found out her son was bullying a girl at school.

Also used as

devastated is also the simple past and past participle of devastate.

Examples of devastated in a sentence

  • In the first half of the twentieth century, Mars devastated Europe.
  • The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape.
  • Katzenberg is treated as royalty himself, has been devastated since Mr.

All 23 example sentences with devastated

Forms of devastated

comparativemore devastated
superlativemost devastated

Words formed from devastated

Questions about devastated

What does devastated mean?
Devastated means ruined, ravaged.
What part of speech is devastated?
Devastated is an adjective.
How do you pronounce devastated?
Devastated is pronounced /ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/.

Words near devastated in the dictionary

  1. devascularize
  2. devascularized
  3. Devasena
  4. devast
  5. devastate
  6. devastated
  7. devastates
  8. devastating
  9. devastatingly
  10. devastatingness
  11. devastation

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