devastating

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dev·as·tat·ing [devastating devastatingly] BrE [ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ] NAmE [ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ] adjective
1. causing a lot of damage and destruction
Syn: ↑disastrous
•a devastating explosion/fire/cyclone
•Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean.
•He received devastating injuries in the accident.
•It will be a devastating blow to the local community if the factory closes.
2. extremely shocking to a person
•the devastating news that her father was dead
3. impressive and powerful
•his devastating performance in the 100 metres
•Her smile was devastating.
•a devastating attack on the President's economic record
Derived Word: ↑devastatingly

Example Bank:
•The news that he was leaving home was absolutely devastating.
•It was then that she heard the devastating news that her father was dead.
•She was injured in a devastating explosion.

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