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devastating definition
devastating |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb devastate 1 of 2 senses of devastate Sense 1 lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage => ruin Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb devastate 1 of 2 senses of devastate Sense 1 lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage => ruin Entailment of verb devastate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb devastate 2 senses of devastate Sense 1 lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage => destroy, ruin Sense 2 devastate => overwhelm, overpower, sweep over whelm, overcome, overtake Familiarity of verb devastate devastate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb devastate Sense 1 lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage => destroy, ruin -------------- Sense 2 devastate => overwhelm, overpower, sweep over whelm, overcome, overtake -------------- Overview of verb devastate The verb devastate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage -- (devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion") 2. devastate -- (overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died") Overview of adj devastating The adj devastating has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) annihilating, devastating, withering -- (making light of "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert) 2. (1) annihilative, annihilating, devastating, withering -- (wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire") 3. crushing, devastating -- (physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing") Antonyms of adj devastating 3 senses of devastating Sense 1 annihilating, devastating, withering INDIRECT (VIA disrespectful) -> respectful Sense 2 annihilative, annihilating, devastating, withering INDIRECT (VIA destructive) -> constructive Sense 3 crushing, devastating INDIRECT (VIA destructive) -> constructive Similarity of adj devastating 3 senses of devastating Sense 1 annihilating, devastating, withering => disrespectful (vs. respectful) Sense 2 annihilative, annihilating, devastating, withering => destructive (vs. constructive) Sense 3 crushing, devastating => destructive (vs. constructive) Attributes of adj devastating Familiarity of adj devastating devastating used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj devastating devastating Overview of verb devastate The verb devastate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage -- (devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion") 2. devastate -- (overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died") Overview of adj devastating The adj devastating has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) annihilating, devastating, withering -- (making light of "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert) 2. (1) annihilative, annihilating, devastating, withering -- (wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire") 3. crushing, devastating -- (physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing")
devastating definition
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