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dévastation — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • devastation noun Widespread destruction, or the state of having been destroyed.
  • havoc noun Widespread destruction, chaos, or disorder.
  • mayhem noun Wild confusion, disorder, or chaos.

Senses

dévastation is used for these senses in English:

  • devastation The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
  • havoc Widespread devastation and destruction.
  • mayhem Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing.

havoc — full definition

  1. noun Widespread destruction, chaos, or disorder.
  2. verb To cause widespread destruction or disorder to something.

Related French words