devastations in English

noun

1

great destruction or damage.

the floods caused widespread devastation

synonyms: destruction, ruin, desolation, havoc, wreckage, ruins, ravages, destruction, wrecking, ruination, demolition, annihilation, despoliation, plunder, pillaging, plundering, teardown, shock, trauma, distress, stress, strain, pain, anguish, suffering, upset, agony, misery, heartache

2

severe and overwhelming shock or grief.

she spoke of her devastation at his death

noun

destruction, ruin, desolation, havoc, wreckage, ruins, ravages
destruction, wrecking, ruination, demolition, annihilation, despoliation, plunder, pillaging, plundering, teardown
shock, trauma, distress, stress, strain, pain, anguish, suffering, upset, agony, misery, heartache
destruction
desolation
ravaging

Use "devastations" in a sentence

1. Beautiful Gothic style red-bricked building of Nida’s Evangelical Lutheran Church survived despite of all devastations of the Postwar period.

2. According to Bible scholar Albert Barnes, the Greek word here translated “to deal outrageously with” denotes the devastations that wild beasts, such as lions and wolves, can create.