devastating

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɛvəsteɪtɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dev′ə stā′ting)

From the verb devastate: (⇒ conjugate)
devastating is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p
En esta página: devastating, devastate

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
devastating adj (physically: damaging)devastador/a adj
  arrasador adj
  asolador/a adj
  arrollador/a adj
 This devastating illness affects more pensioners every year.
 La devastadora enfermedad afecta a más jubilados cada año.
devastating adj figurative (emotionally: crushing)devastador/a adj
  abrumador/a adj
  agobiante adj
 She found the separation from her children devastating.
 La separación de sus hijos le resultó devastadora.
devastating adj figurative (speech, text: severely critical) (figurado)devastador/a adj
 In a devastating attack, he said the policy would lead to financial ruin.
 En un devastador ataque, dijo que esa política llevaría a la ruina financiera.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
devastate [sth]⇒ vtr (destroy)devastar⇒ vtr
  arrasar⇒ vtr
  asolar⇒ vtr
  arrollar⇒ vtr
 The tornado devastated an entire neighbourhood.
 El tornado devastó a un vecindario entero.
devastate [sb]⇒ vtr figurative (crush emotionally)devastar⇒ vtr
  abrumar⇒ vtr
  agobiar⇒ vtr
  abatir⇒ vtr
 We were devastated by the news of his death.
 Las noticias de su muerte nos devastaron.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
devastating | devastate
InglésEspañol
devastating attack n (attack causing large-scale damage)ataque devastador nm + adj
 In the war, Dresden suffered a devastating attack by fire-bombing.
 En la guerra, Dresden sufrió un ataque devastador por bombardeo.
devastating attack n figurative (severe verbal criticism)crítica demoledora nf + adj
 He launched a devastating attack on her morals, leaving her in tears.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Su amiga le hizo una crítica demoledora de su manera de vestir que la obligó a irse de la reunión.
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'devastating' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
cataclysmic - crushing - knockout blow - shattering
Spanish:
aplastante - demoledor - arrasador - asolador - devastador


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