devastation

About 1.56 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
2. noun Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.

Similar words

ruin desolation ravaging destruction ruination wreck havoc deterioration degradation damage

Often followed by

of and in that caused was wrought to by

Word family

devastate devastated devastates devastating devastations devastative devastator devastators