Associations to the word «Devastation»

Wiktionary

DEVASTATION, noun. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
DEVASTATION, noun. Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator.

Dictionary definition

DEVASTATION, noun. The state of being decayed or destroyed.
DEVASTATION, noun. The feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devastation".
DEVASTATION, noun. An event that results in total destruction.
DEVASTATION, noun. Plundering with excessive damage and destruction.
DEVASTATION, noun. The termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche