the state of being decayed or destroyed

[ Syn: desolation ]

the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed; her departure left him in utter devastation'

an event that results in total destruction

[ Syn: desolation ]

plundering with excessive damage and destruction

[ Syn: ravaging ]

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

[ Syn: destruction ]