Dec 5, 2016 · The meaning of DEVASTATING is causing great damage or harm. How to use devastating in a sentence.

DEVASTATING definition: 1. causing a lot of damage or destruction: 2. making someone very shocked and upset: 3. used to…. Learn more.

extremely effective in a destructive way: a devastating war; a devastating report on urban deprivation.

Definition of devastating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

DEVASTATING definition: tending or threatening to devastate. See examples of devastating used in a sentence.

If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 dev•as•tat•ing (dev′ ə stā′ting), adj. tending or threatening to devastate: a devastating fire. …