Engelsk substantiv: devastation |
1. | devastation (om tilstand) the state of being decayed or destroyed |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | desolation |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | deterioration, impairment |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | blight, ruin, ruination |
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2. | devastation (om følelse) the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Her departure left him in utter devastation.
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | feeling |
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3. | devastation (om begivenhet) an event that results in total destruction |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | desolation |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | ruin, ruination |
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4. | devastation (om handling) plundering with excessive damage and destruction |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | ravaging |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | pillage, pillaging, plundering |
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5. | devastation (om handling) the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | destruction |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | conclusion, ending, termination |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | annihilation, decimation, demolishing, demolition, disaster, extermination, holocaust, hooliganism, kill, laying waste, leveling, liquidation, malicious mischief, neutralisation, neutralization, obliteration, razing, ruin, ruination, ruining, sabotage, self-destruction, spoliation, tearing down, vandalism, wrecking |
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