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devastating
/ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/

devastating

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/
🇷🇺 Russian
[rəzrʊˈʂɨtʲɪlʲnɨj]
Meaning of devastating

causing great damage or shock

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Pronunciation/ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/
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devastating

When to use devastating

devastating blow

сокрушительный удар

devastating loss

тяжелая потеря

devastating effect

разрушительный эффект

devastating damage

разрушительный ущерб

devastating fire

разрушительный пожар

devastating usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Пожар оставил старый мост в разрушительном состоянии.

The fire left the old bridge in devastating condition.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Шторм нанёс разрушительный ущерб побережью.

The storm caused devastating damage to the coast.

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devastating translation: разрушительный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce devastating

/ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/

devastating translation

разрушительный

devastating examples

The fire left the old bridge in devastating condition.

devastating transcription

/ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/, /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/

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devastating meaning: what does it mean?

causing great damage or shock

devastating pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

devastating is pronounced as /ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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The fire left the old bridge in devastating condition. Translation: Пожар оставил старый мост в разрушительном состоянии.

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