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devastating definition: causing great damage or harm. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "deal a devastating blow".

DEVASTATING meaning: 1 : causing great damage or harm often + to; 2 : causing extreme emotional pain

Definition of devastating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging.

extremely effective in a destructive way: a devastating war; a devastating report on urban deprivation.

DEVASTATING definition: tending or threatening to devastate. See examples of devastating used in a sentence.

DEVASTATING meaning: 1. causing a lot of damage or destruction: 2. making someone very shocked and upset: 3. used to…. Learn more.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 dev•as•tat•ing (dev′ ə stā′ting), adj. tending or threatening to devastate: a devastating fire. satirical, ironic, or caustic in an …