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In natural English speech, "devastate" appears in contexts such as: "And essays that didn't necessarily move me a lot, because I was working on them and trying to get them into the paper, devastate me when I'm on the podcast or when I see them in a TV show. And I'm just like a sort of a bawling mess.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈdɛv.ə.steɪt/

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And essays that didn't necessarily move me a lot, because I was working on them and trying to get them into the paper,

devastate me when I'm on the podcast or when I see them in a TV show.

And I'm just like a sort of a bawling mess.

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verb

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

“Halifax in Canada was devastated by a ship exploding in 1917. SS Mont Blanc, a French vessel loaded with 2.9 kilotons of explosives, collided with the Imo.”

verb

To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions.

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