devastação

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēvāstātiōnem. By surface analysis, devastar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: de‧vas‧ta‧ção

Noun

devastação f (plural devastações)

  1. devastation, destruction, havoc, ruin
    Synonyms: assolação, destruição, ruína
    • 2023 October 11, Paula Pimenta, “Amazônia sofre com devastação e extrema alteração climática”, in SENADO FEDERAL (Usenet):
      Essa diversidade biológica ímpar, que pode ser muito maior pelo que ainda é desconhecido, está em constante ameaça diante dos recorrentes desafios impostos pela devastação do homem — desmatamento, queimadas, contaminação de rios e nascentes, caça ilegal, invasão de espécies exóticas, atividades econômicas predatórias — e pelas preocupantes intempéries climáticas.
      This unique biological diversity, which could be much greater because of what is still unknown, is under constant threat from the recurring challenges posed by man's devastation - deforestation, fires, contamination of rivers and springs, illegal hunting, invasion of exotic species, predatory economic activities - and worrying weather conditions.