Devastating - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Destroy utterly; obliterate.

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A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all

verb

To destroy completely, leaving nothing

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The approaching tornado was annihilating everything in its path., the annihilation of smallpox is a…

verb

To destroy something completely so that nothing is left

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A city annihilated by an atomic bomb

adjective

Involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous.

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Such calamitous events as fires, hurricanes, and floods

adjective

Causing great damage or suffering

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The bank went bust, with calamitous consequences for global markets., a calamitous war

adjective

(of a natural event) large-scale and violent.

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A cataclysmic earthquake

adjective

Causing a lot of destruction, or a sudden, violent change

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These countries are on the brink of cataclysmic famine., a cataclysmic eruption/tsunami/earthquake

adjective

Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering.

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A catastrophic earthquake

adjective

Causing sudden and very great harm or destruction

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An unchecked increase in the use of fossil fuels could have catastrophic results for the planet., a…

adjective

Very bad

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She had to put her catastrophic olympic performance out of her mind.

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

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The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

A crowd of people pressed closely together.

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A number of youngsters fainted in the crush

verb

To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed

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The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…

adjective

Causing physical damage.

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New cars are less damaging to the environment

verb

Inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

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The car was badly damaged in the accident

adjective

Causing harm

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Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the environment., these allegations are very damaging.

verb

(especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly.

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She was dazed by his revelations

noun

A state of stunned confusion or bewilderment.

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He was walking around in a daze

noun

Unable to think clearly

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She was wandering around in a daze this morning.

adjective

Causing harm or damage.

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Divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children

adjective

Harmful

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Deleterious effect these drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system.

verb

Pull or knock down (a building).

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The house was demolished to make way for the shopping centre

verb

To completely destroy buildings or other structures

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Most of the town was demolished by the tornado., they demolished the old school to build a new one.

verb

To completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else

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A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.

verb

End the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.

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The room had been destroyed by fire

verb

To damage something, esp. in a violent way, so that it can no longer be used or no longer exists

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You can use a shredder to destroy old bank statements., losing his job seemed to completely destroy…

verb

To damage something so badly that it cannot be used

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Most of the old part of the city was destroyed by bombs during the war., completely/totally destroy…

adjective

Causing great and irreparable damage.

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The destructive power of weapons

adjective

Causing, or able to cause, damage

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Destructive power the destructive power of nuclear weapons, i worry about the destructive effect th…

adjective

Tending to cause harm.

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Recent policies have been detrimental to the interests of many old people

adjective

Causing harm or damage

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These chemicals have a detrimental effect/impact on the environment., their decision could be detri…

adjective

Involving or creating unfavourable circumstances that reduce the chances of success or effectiveness.

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The new employment scheme is disadvantageous to women

adjective

Causing problems, especially causing something or someone to be less successful than other things or people

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Disadvantageous to email can be disadvantageous to people who have stronger oral skills than writin…

adjective

Causing great damage.

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A disastrous fire swept through the museum

adjective

Causing great harm, damage, or suffering

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It was a disastrous mistake which he lived to regret., in 1837, there was a disastrous smallpox epi…

adjective

Extremely bad or unsuccessful

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Disastrous for such a war would be disastrous for the country., this decision will have a disastrou…

noun

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

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To his distress he saw that she was trembling

verb

Another term for distraint.

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, such as extreme anxiety, sadness, or pain, or the state of being in danger or urgent need

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Emotional/financial distress, four men were rescued from a fishing boat in distress off the coast.,…

verb

Make or become flat or flatter.

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Her hair had been flattened by the storm

verb

Make flat or flatter

verb

To become level or cause something to become level

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Several trees were flattened (= knocked down) by the storm., flatten out the path flattens out (= d…

adjective

Causing or likely to cause harm.

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The ozone layer blocks the harmful rays from the sun

adjective

Causing harm

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Harmful to this group of chemicals is known to be harmful to people with asthma.

adjective

Causing distress to someone's feelings.

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His hurtful remarks

adjective

Causing emotional pain

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A hurtful remark

adjective

Causing or likely to cause damage or harm.

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Food which is injurious to health

adjective

Harmful

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Injurious to too much alcohol is injurious to your health.

idiom

To shock or upset someone very much, or to make someone very ill

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That flu really knocked me sideways., the news of his death knocked me for six.

idiom

To hit or kick someone very severely

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The muggers really kicked the stuffing out of him.

noun

A horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point.

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The front garden is on a level with this floor

adjective

Having a flat, horizontal surface.

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We had reached level ground

verb

Give a flat and even surface to.

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Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station

adjective

Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

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They were overcome by the noxious fumes

adjective

(esp. of a gas) poisonous or harmful

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Noxious gases

verb

Succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty).

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He overcame his pain for a time

verb

Bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water.

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Floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses

adjective

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

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The pernicious influences of the mass media

adjective

Having a very harmful effect or influence

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The book focuses on the pernicious effects of slavery.

verb

Go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage.

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Burglars ransacked her home

verb

Search thoroughly

verb

To completely search a place in a way that causes mess and damage

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Burglars ransacked the house.

verb

Cause severe and extensive damage to.

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The hurricane ravaged southern florida

noun

The destructive effects of something.

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His face had withstood the ravages of time

verb

Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

verb

Cause severe and extensive damage to.

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The hurricane ravaged southern florida

noun

The destructive effects of something.

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His face had withstood the ravages of time

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

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A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

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The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb

To spoil or destroy something

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It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

adjective

Disastrous or destructive.

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A ruinous effect on the environment

verb

Break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces.

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Bullets riddled the bar top, glasses shattered, bottles exploded

noun

A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience.

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It was a shock to face such hostile attitudes

verb

Short for shock absorber.

verb

Arrange (sheaves of grain) in a shock.

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The grain is shocked in the field after it is cut

verb

Knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state.

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The man was stunned by a blow to the head

verb

Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow

verb

To shock someone so much that the person does not know how to react

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She was stunned by his generous offer., he was stunned by the sudden blow to his head.

verb

Subject to lasting shock as a result of a disturbing experience or physical injury.

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The children were traumatized by separation from their families

verb

To shock and upset someone severely and for a long time

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She was completely traumatized by the death of her mother.

adjective

Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.

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A violent confrontation with riot police

adjective

Using or involving force to hurt or attack

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Violent crime, the police are concerned about the possibility of violent behavior at the demonstrat…

adjective

Causing physical injury.

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Crossbows and deadly wounding darts

verb

Inflict a wound on.

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The sergeant was seriously wounded

verb

Present participle of wound

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Flying glass wounded her in the face and neck., the police chief was badly wounded in the explosion…

noun

The destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck.

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The survivors of the wreck

verb

Destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).

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The blast wrecked 100 houses

verb

Something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation