definition of
devastating

[1] #1 devastating s. [annihilating, withering] making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert. wn

[2] #2 devastating s. [annihilative, annihilating, withering] wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire". wn

[3] #3 devastating s. [crushing] physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing". wn