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{{also|dévastation}}
==English==

===Etymology===
From {{der|en|frm|dévastation}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˌdɛ.vəˈsteɪ.ʃən/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-devastation.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪʃən|s=4}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# The act of [[devastate|devastating]], or the state of being devastated; a [[lay waste|laying waste]].
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2012 October 31|author=David M. Halbfinger|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/nyregion/new-jersey-continues-to-cope-with-hurricane-sandy.html?hp|title=New Jersey continues to cope with Hurricane Sandy|journal=New York Times|accessdate=31 October 2012|text=Perhaps as startling as the sheer toll was the '''devastation''' to some of the state’s well-known locales. Boardwalks along the beach in Seaside Heights, Belmar and other towns on the Jersey Shore were blown away. Amusement parks, arcades and restaurants all but vanished. Bridges to barrier islands buckled, preventing residents from even inspecting the damage to their property.}}
# {{lb|en|law}} [[waste|Waste]] or [[misapplication]] of the [[assets]] of a [[deceased]] person by an [[executor]] or [[administrator]]; [[devastavit]].
#: {{syn|en|devastavit}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|devastational
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|act of devastating or state of being devastated}}
* Albanian: {{t-needed|sq}}
* Armenian: {{t-needed|hy}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|опустоше́ние|n}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|devastació|f}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|verwoesting|f}}
* Estonian: {{t-needed|et}}
* French: {{t+|fr|dévastation|f}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|devastación|f}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|განადგურება}}, {{t|ka|გაპარტახება}}, {{t|ka|აოხრება}}, {{t|ka|გაჩანაგება}}
* German: {{t+|de|Verwüstung|f}}, {{t+|de|Zerstörung|f}}, {{t|de|Verwüsten|n}}, {{t|de|Verheeren|n}}, {{t+|de|Verheerung|f}}, {{t|de|Zunichtemachen|n}} {{qualifier|act}}, {{t|de|Zerbrochenheit|f}} {{qualifier|state of a person}}, {{t|de|[[tiefe]] [[innere]] [[Erschütterung]]|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|αφανισμός|n}}, {{t+|el|συντριβή|f}}, {{t+|el|καταστροφή|f}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|नाश|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|pusztulás}}, {{t+|hu|pusztítás}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|croíbhriseadh|m}} {{qualifier|emotional}}, {{t|ga|buairt|f}} {{qualifier|emotional}}, {{t|ga|uafás|m}} {{qualifier|emotional}}, {{t|ga|réabadh|m}} {{qualifier|of landscape, etc.}}, {{t|ga|scrios|m}} {{qualifier|of landscape, etc.}}, {{t|ga|léirscrios|m}} {{qualifier|of landscape, etc.}}, {{t+|ga|slad|m}} {{qualifier|of landscape, etc.}}, {{t|ga|bánú|m}} {{qualifier|of landscape, etc.}}
* Latvian: {{t-needed|lv}}
* Lithuanian: {{t-needed|lt}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|пустош|m}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|kehancuran}}, {{t|ms|kemusnahan}}, {{t|ms|penghancuran}}, {{t|ms|pemusnahan}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|aneatanga}}, {{t|mi|anea}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|خراب|tr=harab}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|dewastacja|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|devastação|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|devastare}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|опустоше́ние|n}}, {{t+|ru|разоре́ние|n}}
* Slovak: {{t-needed|sk}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|devastación|f}}, {{t+|es|asolamiento|m}}, {{t+|es|arrasamiento|m}}, {{t+|es|quebranto}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|ödeläggelse|c}}
* Turkish: {{t-needed|tr}}
* Ukrainian: {{t-needed|uk}}
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{{trans-top|waste of the goods of the deceased}}
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