devastating

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adjective

1. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction (Freq. 1)
- possessing annihilative power
- a devastating hurricane
- the guns opened a withering fire
• Syn:
annihilative, annihilating, withering
• Similar to:
destructive
• Derivationally related forms:
annihilate (for: annihilative)
2. making light of (Freq. 1)
- afire with annihilating invective
- a devastating portrait of human folly
- "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert
• Syn:
annihilating, withering
• Similar to:
disrespectful
3. physically or spiritually devastating;
often used in combination
- a crushing blow
- a crushing rejection
- bone-crushing
• Syn:
crushing
• Similar to:
destructive

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  crushing, annihilative, annihilating, withering