Devastating

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  • adjective. highly critical; making light of.
  • adjective. causing or capable of causing complete destruction.
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  • adjective. causing devastation
  • verb. Present participle of devastate.
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  • adjective. wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
  • adjective. physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
  • adjective. making light of
  • Word Usage
    "The demonstrators, from the nonprofit group Housing Works, were protesting what they called devastating cuts that the mayor proposes each year to city services for low-income people with AIDS, such as housing and nutrition, Housing Works said."
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    devastate