Ravage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(usually plural) a destructive action

make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈævɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈavɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈavɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈævɪdʒ/.

Examples

the ravages of time
the depredations of age and disease
The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waste scourge harry lay waste to depredation desolate devastate

Parts of Speech

noun	(usually plural) a destructive action “the ravages of time”
verb	make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
verb	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly “The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”

Word Forms

ravage	verb	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
ravage	noun	(usually plural) a destructive action
waster	noun	a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
devastation	noun	the state of being decayed or destroyed
desolation	noun	a bleak and desolate atmosphere
ravaging	noun	plundering with excessive damage and destruction
scourge	noun	something causing misery or death

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwüsten

(normalerweise Plural) eine destruktive Handlung

🇫🇷French

ravager

(généralement au pluriel) une action destructrice

🇪🇸Spanish

estrago

(generalmente plural) una acción destructiva

🇮🇹Italian

devastare

(solitamente plurale) un'azione distruttiva

🇳🇱Dutch

verwoesten

(meestal meervoud) een destructieve actie

🇵🇹Portuguese

devastação

(geralmente plural) uma ação destrutiva

🇷🇺Russian

опустошать

(обычно множественное число) разрушительное действие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नाश

(आमतौर पर बहुवचन) एक विनाशकारी क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

ধ্বংস করা

(সাধারণত বহুবচন) একটি ধ্বংসাত্মক কর্ম

🇮🇳Tamil

அழித்தல்

(பொதுவாக பன்மை) ஒரு அழிவு செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విధ్వంసం

(సాధారణంగా బహువచనం) ఒక విధ్వంసక చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

नासधूस

(सहसा अनेकवचनी) एक विध्वंसक क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

તબાહી

(સામાન્ય રીતે બહુવચન) એક વિનાશક ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಳುಮಾಡು

(ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬಹುವಚನ) ವಿನಾಶಕಾರಿ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാശം

(സാധാരണയായി ബഹുവചനം) ഒരു വിനാശകരമായ പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਬਾਹੀ

(ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬਹੁਵਚਨ) ਇੱਕ ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

تباہی

(عام طور پر جمع) ایک تباہ کن عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蹂躏

（通常为复数）破坏性行为

🇯🇵Japanese

破壊

(通常は複数形) 破壊的な行為

🇰🇷Korean

파괴

(보통 복수형) 파괴적인 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tàn phá

(thường số nhiều) hành động phá hoại

🇹🇭Thai

ทำลาย

(มักเป็นพหูพจน์) การกระทำที่ทำลายล้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

merusak

(biasanya jamak) tindakan destruktif

🇵🇭Filipino

paninira

(karaniwang maramihan) isang mapanirang aksyon

🇲🇾Malay

kemusnahan

(biasanya jamak) tindakan yang merosakkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خراب

(عادة الجمع) عمل مدمر

🇮🇷Persian

ویران کردن

(معمولاً جمع) یک عمل مخرب

🇹🇷Turkish

tahrip etmek

(genellikle çoğul) yıkıcı bir eylem

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַהֲרוֹס

(בדרך כלל ברבים) פעולה הרסנית

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