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What does devastation mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
  2. (law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.
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It would be devastation for me if we were relegated because it's taken us umpteen goes to get in in the Premiership.
The devastation is vast, whilst being contained within a relatively small area.
As she waded through waist-deep flood waters to get to the worst affected areas, she could see the devastation all around.
A catalyst for this reevaluation was horrifying devastation caused by use of the atomic bomb in Japan.
And then, suddenly, the devastation hit and I simply was lost for words, and I didn't really know what we could do.
They are churning out the most graphic images of death and devastation on our roads in an effort to encourage everyone to drive responsibly.

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