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German
Pronunciation
Participle
verwüstend
- present participle of verwüsten
Adjective
verwüstend (strong nominative masculine singular verwüstender, comparative verwüstender, superlative am verwüstendsten)
- devastating, ravaging, desolating
- Synonyms: verheerend, zerstörend, vernichtend, katastrophal
- Antonyms: aufbauend, wiederaufbauend, wiederherstellend, erneuernd, befruchtend
- verwüstende Waldbrände ― devastating forest fires
- ein verwüstender Bürgerkrieg ― a ravaging civil war
- Letzte Nacht gab es in Südostasien ein verwüstendes Erdbeben. ― Last night there was a devastating earthquake in Southeast Asia.
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