ravages
/R AE1 V IH0 JH IH0 Z/noun
- 1
Grievous damage or havoc.
- 2
Depredation or devastation
“the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of time”
verb
- 1
To devastate or destroy something.
- 2
To pillage or sack something, to lay waste to something.
- 3
To wreak destruction.
noun
- 1
Harsh damage.
“The ravages of war decimated the country: death, destruction and pestilence resulted from the bombings.”
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