Meaning of DEVASTATING

Pronunciation:			'devu`steyting
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[adj]  wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire" [adj]  physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing" [adj]  making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert
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	Synonyms:		annihilating, annihilative, crushing, destructive, disrespectful, withering
Thesaurus Terms
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