Vocabulary
Devastation
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
great destruction or damage.
Urdu meaning
تباہی ، شدید المناک
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The paper notes that this may only be a `fraction of the devastation`.As per the Iranian Red Crescent, at least 763 schools and 316 health centres are amongst the targets hit by the US-Israeli combo.
Dawn Editorials —
War reparations
— 2026-04-19
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WORDS fall short when it comes to describing the scale a n d depth of horror unfolding in Palestine, whose people face a systematic devastation that mocks every principle of human existence.
Dawn Editorials —
International silence
— 2026-03-25
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Immediate flood devastation and the long-term impact of droughts and water shortage trigger economic instability, compound poverty and threaten human health.
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Mental well-being
— 2026-02-03
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Syria, despite its devastation, is attempting to rebuild throughafragilebutongoingnationalconsensus and is showing a willingness to align, at least partially, with regional and global norms.
Dawn Editorials —
Another Doha pact...
— 2025-10-19
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It`s a good way for us to bond and also spend time away from news channels selling us destruction and devastation.
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No drama queen
— 2025-10-12
Synonyms
destruction,depredation, ruin, wreckage; desolation, waste, ravages, havoc, ruins
Antonyms
rescue, salvation, salvage, saving
Curator example
“the floods caused widespread devastation”
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