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Main Entry:
devastation
[
dev-
uh
-
stey
-sh
uh
n
]
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/
ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃən
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
destruction
Synonyms:
confusion
,
defoliation
, demolition, depredation,
desolation
,
havoc
,
loss
,
pillage
,
plunder
, ravages,
ruin
, ruination, spoliation,
waste
Antonyms:
building
,
construction
,
creation
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