verwüsten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- desolation noun A state of complete emptiness or ruin, often after destruction.
- devastate verb To destroy something on a large scale.
- devastation noun Widespread destruction, or the state of having been destroyed.
- ravage verb To cause severe damage or destruction to something.
Senses
verwüsten is used for these senses in English:
- desolation The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
- devastate To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
- devastation The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
- lay waste (transitive) To completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region.
- ravage (transitive) To devastate, destroy or lay waste to something.
desolation — full definition
- noun A state of complete emptiness or ruin, often after destruction.
- noun A deep feeling of sadness and hopelessness.
devastate — full definition
- verb To destroy something on a large scale.
- verb To leave someone deeply shocked and upset.