Ravaging — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

plundering with excessive damage and destruction

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈævɪdʒɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈavɪdʒɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈavɪdʒɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈævɪdʒɪŋ/.

Examples

The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
a ravaging illness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waste scourge harry lay waste to devastation desolate ravage devastate

Parts of Speech

noun	plundering with excessive damage and destruction
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”
adjective	ruinously destructive and wasting “a ravaging illness”

Word Forms

ravage	verb	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
devastate	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

Verwüstung

Plünderung mit übermäßiger Beschädigung und Zerstörung

🇫🇷French

ravageant

pillage avec dégâts et destructions excessifs

🇪🇸Spanish

devastando

saqueo con daño y destrucción excesivos

🇮🇹Italian

devastante

saccheggio con eccessivi danni e distruzioni

🇳🇱Dutch

verwoestend

plundering met buitensporige schade en vernieling

🇵🇹Portuguese

devastador

pilhagem com danos e destruição excessivos

🇷🇺Russian

опустошающий

грабеж с чрезмерным ущербом и разрушениями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनाशकारी

अत्यधिक क्षति और विनाश के साथ लूटपाट

🇧🇩Bengali

বিধ্বংসী

অত্যধিক ক্ষতি এবং ধ্বংস সঙ্গে লুণ্ঠন

🇮🇳Tamil

அழிக்கும்

அதிகப்படியான சேதம் மற்றும் அழிவுடன் கொள்ளையடித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విధ్వంసం

అధిక నష్టం మరియు విధ్వంసంతో దోపిడీ

🇮🇳Marathi

नासधूस

जास्त नुकसान आणि नाश सह लुटणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

તબાહી

અતિશય નુકસાન અને વિનાશ સાથે લૂંટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಳುಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಅತಿಯಾದ ಹಾನಿ ಮತ್ತು ವಿನಾಶದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಲೂಟಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

അമിതമായ നാശവും നാശവും കൊണ്ട് കൊള്ളയടിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਬਾਹੀ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਤਬਾਹੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਲੁੱਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

تباہ کن

ضرورت سے زیادہ نقصان اور تباہی کے ساتھ لوٹ مار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蹂躏

过度破坏和破坏的掠夺

🇯🇵Japanese

荒らす

過度の損傷や破壊を伴う略奪

🇰🇷Korean

황폐화

과도한 피해와 파괴를 통한 약탈

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tàn phá

cướp bóc với thiệt hại và sự tàn phá quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

ทำลายล้าง

ปล้นสะดมด้วยความเสียหายและการทำลายล้างมากเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

membinasakan

penjarahan dengan kerusakan dan kehancuran yang berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

nananalasa

pandarambong na may labis na pinsala at pagkasira

🇲🇾Malay

memusnahkan

merompak dengan kerosakan dan kemusnahan yang berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخريب

النهب مع الضرر والتدمير المفرط

🇮🇷Persian

ویرانگر

غارت با خسارت و تخریب بیش از حد

🇹🇷Turkish

yıkıcı

aşırı hasar ve yıkımla yağmalama

🇮🇱Hebrew

הורס

ביזה עם נזק והרס מופרזים

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