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dev·as·ta·tion
 devastation
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- pronunciation:
- de
v
steI
shn
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act or an instance of destroying or ruining, or the destruction or ruin thus caused.
- synonyms:
- destruction, havoc, ravages, ruin, waste
- similar words:
- blight, demolition, depredation, holocaust, rack, rape, ruination, wreck
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| related words: |
abolition, burst, cataclysm |
| derivation: |
devastative (adj.) |
The word devastation
contains the following part:
-ation
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ation
is a compound of -ate1 + -ion. It turns verbs ending in -ate into nouns (decorate/ decoration
). Not all nouns with this suffix, however, have a corresponding verb ending in -ate (information
, alteration).
Example words:
accusation, admiration, agitation, celebration, combination, communication, conversation, coronation, decoration, education, equation, imitation, information, irrigation, irritation, location, pronunciation, reservation, separation, transformation, translation, creation, elevation, discrimination, immigration, evaporation, vacation
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