Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devastated

/ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: dev-as-tat-ed
IPA: /ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Ruined, ravaged.

adj

Extremely upset and shocked.

verb

simple past and past participle of devastate

Example Sentences

"the devastated city"
"Mary Ann was devastated when she found out her son was bullying a girl at school."

Inflected Forms

more devastated (comparative) most devastated (superlative)

Derived Forms

devo undevastated

Questions

How do you pronounce devastated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛv.əˌsteɪ.təd/.
What does devastated mean?: Ruined, ravaged.

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