[ˈdɛvəsteɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- destroy or ruin
(e.g: the city was devastated by a huge earthquake)

- cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief
(e.g: she was devastated by the loss of Damian)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin devastat- ‘laid waste’, from the verb devastare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + vastare ‘lay waste’