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adjectiveverheerend; (fig.) niederschmetternd [Nachricht, Analyse]; vernichtend [Spielweise, Kritik]* * ** * *dev·as·tat·ing[ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ, AM -t̬ɪŋ]their hopes of winning suffered a \devastating blow ihre Hoffnungen wurden mit einem Schlag zunichtegemachtsb's \devastating wit [or humour] jds entwaffnender Witz [o Humor* * *['devəsteItɪŋ]adj1) (= destructive) consequence, war, attack, storm, disease verheerendto be devastating to or for sth, to have a devastating effect on sth — verheerende Folgen für etw haben
2) (fig) effect schrecklich; news niederschmetternd; criticism, report, attack, performance unschlagbar; defeat vernichtend; woman, wit umwerfend (inf)a devastating blow/loss — ein vernichtender Schlag/Verlust
to be in devastating form — in unschlagbarer Form sein
* * *devastating adj (adv devastatingly)1. verheerend, vernichtend (beide auch fig):a devastating diagnosis eine niederschmetternde Diagnose;2. umg toll, fantastisch3. umg umwerfend (Charme etc)* * *adjectiveverheerend; (fig.) niederschmetternd [Nachricht, Analyse]; vernichtend [Spielweise, Kritik]* * *adj.verheerend adj.verwüstend adj.
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