devastated
/ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/ adjective B2- Ruined, ravaged. · the devastated city
- Extremely upset and shocked. · Mary Ann was devastated when she found out her son was bullying a girl at school.
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Prior to Bazalgette's brilliant intervention, recurrent outbreaks of cholera had repeatedly devastated the city, thriving in the deplorable sanitary conditions of early industrialization.
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