Definitions for "devastating"
highly critical; making light of; as, a devastating portrait of human folly.
causing or capable of causing complete destruction; as, a devastating hurricane.
making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert
Terrible; causing great harm.
bringing to ruin or reducing to complete disorder
physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"