Devastated means extremely shocked, saddened, or overwhelmed by a severe loss, disaster, or disappointment. It describes deep emotional distress, as if one’s world has been shattered.

  • To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark.
  • DEVASTATED definition: laid waste; made desolate. See examples of devastated used in a sentence.

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    The meaning of DEVASTATED is brought to a state of ruin or destruction. How to use devastated in a sentence.

    DEVASTATE meaning: 1 : to destroy much or most of (something) to cause great damage or harm to (something); 2 : to cause (someone) to feel extreme emotional pain usually used as (be) devastated

    Definition of devastated adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. extremely upset and shocked. His family is absolutely devastated. We were utterly devastated by the news. I felt …

    I was devastated when the doctor told me the news. She adored her elder brother, and she was devastated when he died. They're appealing for clothes and blankets to send to the devastated …

    Extremely upset and shocked. Simple past tense and past participle of devastate. He would be devastated without you. It was a brutal realization, one that left her devastated but also guiltier than …

    Definition of devastated adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. extremely upset and shocked. His family is absolutely devastated. We were utterly devastated by the news. I felt …

    I was devastated when the doctor told me the news. She adored her elder brother, and she was devastated when he died. They're appealing for clothes and blankets to send to the devastated …

    Extremely upset and shocked. Simple past tense and past participle of devastate. He would be devastated without you. It was a brutal realization, one that left her devastated but also guiltier than …

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