Definitions for DEVASTATING
ˈdɛv əˌsteɪ tɪŋdev·as·tat·ing

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1. annihilating, devastating, witheringadjective

   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. annihilative, annihilating, devastating, witheringadjective

   wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

   "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"

3. crushing, devastatingadjective

   physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

   "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"

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1. devastatingadjective

   causing devastation

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1. devastating

   Devastating refers to something that causes severe shock, distress, destruction, or damage. It can be a situation, event, or condition that induces deep emotional pain or extensive physical harm, leading to an overwhelmingly negative impact or consequences.

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1. Devastating

   of Devastate

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How to pronounce DEVASTATING?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DEVASTATING in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DEVASTATING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of DEVASTATING in a Sentence

1. Parker Rice:

   For me, this is a devastating lesson and I am seeking guidance on how I can learn from this and make sure it never happens again.

2. Amanda Vincent:

   It's just devastating and it wreaks ecological havoc, it's annihilation fishing, pure and simple, and it has to stop.

3. Kellyanne Conway:

   Whether it is student loan forgiveness or pardoning marijuana possession convictions, a bereft Biden tries hard to change the subject and get people who dislike him to dislike him a little bit less, this is less likely to motivate voters than it is to embarrass Vice President Kamala Harris. AsSan Francisco’s top prosecutor between 2004 and 2010, her office handled more than 1,900 marijuana convictions. Even if this makes sense legally or practically to Biden, he runs the risk as being seen again as ignoring the broader and deeper concerns surrounding violent crime surges and an inescapably devastating economic picture.

4. David Briley:

   My heart goes out to the families friends of every person who was killed or wounded, i know all of their lives will be forever changed by this devastating crime.

5. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar:

   Over the years, I think we have seen just how devastating that is, and when I was there, I worked hard on, for instance, doing more when it came to white collar crime, doing more with drug courts. And while here were still disparities in our system, like there were any, we had still managed in the eight years to reduce the African-American incarceration rate by 12 %.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DEVASTATING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Devastating
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DEVASTATING
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=DEVASTATING