All devastation synonyms

noun devastation

• confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
• desolation — Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness.
• ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
• havoc — great destruction or devastation; ruinous damage.
• ravages — to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
• ruination — the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined.
• loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
• pillage — to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
• plunder — to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
• depredation — The depredations of a person, animal, or force are their harmful actions, which usually involve taking or damaging something.
• waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
• demolition — The demolition of a building is the act of deliberately destroying it, often in order to build something else in its place.
• defoliation — to strip (a tree, bush, etc.) of leaves.
• spoliation — the act or an instance of plundering or despoiling.
• destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
• damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
• wreckage — act of wrecking; state of being wrecked.