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devastatedextremely shocked and upset

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: extremely shocked and upset

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdevəsteɪtɪd/

Korean meaning: 극도로 충격받은, 망연자실한

Korean pronunciation: **데**버스테이티드

Example Sentences

  • Tom was devastated when he realized he had been eating tofu instead of chicken for three years.
  • The students were devastated when they found out the exam was moved to Monday morning.
  • My phone battery was devastated after I played mobile games for 8 hours straight.

devastated

ADJECTIVE

//ˈdevəsteɪtɪd//

extremely shocked and upset

devastated concept
💡 Concept

extremely shocked and upset

devastated rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From devastated to motivated, art's path stays complicated!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈdevəsteɪtɪd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdevəsteɪtɪd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixde--
Rootvast
Suffix--ated

Origin

라틴어에서 온 단어로, 원래는 '완전히 황폐하게 만들다'는 의미였습니다. 마치 전쟁터처럼 모든 것을 쓸어버리는 강력한 파괴력을 표현했죠.

🎵Rhyme

cultivatedmotivatedcomplicated
cultivated
motivated
complicated

🔗Collocations

devastated by the news
completely devastated
emotionally devastated
devastated area
feel devastated
devastated landscape
utterly devastated

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Tom was devastated when he realized he had been eating tofu instead of chicken for three years.

The students were devastated when they found out the exam was moved to Monday morning.

😄 Fun example

My phone battery was devastated after I played mobile games for 8 hours straight.

The hurricane left thousands of families devastated and homeless.

😄 Fun example

I was devastated when Netflix removed my favorite series without warning.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

shatteredcrushedheartbrokendistraughtoverwhelmed

Antonyms

elatedoverjoyedthrilled

Related

devastationdevastatedestroyruintraumatized

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