verwüstend

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German

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Participle

verwüstend

  1. present participle of verwüsten

Adjective

verwüstend (strong nominative masculine singular verwüstender, comparative verwüstender, superlative am verwüstendsten)

  1. devastating, ravaging, desolating
    Synonyms: verheerend, zerstörend, vernichtend, katastrophal
    Antonyms: aufbauend, wiederaufbauend, wiederherstellend, erneuernd, befruchtend
    verwüstende Waldbrändedevastating forest fires
    ein verwüstender Bürgerkriega 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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