'Devastation' definitions:

Definition of 'devastation'

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

Definition of 'Devastation'

From: GCIDE
  • Devastation \Dev`as*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]vastation.]
  • 1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. [1913 Webster]
  • Even now the devastation is begun, And half the business of destruction done. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Law) Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator. --Blackstone.
  • Syn: Desolation; ravage; waste; havoc; destruction; ruin; overthrow. [1913 Webster]