devastated
Emotionally laid waste
Devastated describes being emotionally crushed or overwhelmed by loss, grief, or terrible news: She was devastated when her mother died, He was devastated by the breakup.
The word carries more weight than merely upset—it suggests being laid waste emotionally, as if nothing remains.
Also describes physical destruction: The earthquake left the city devastated.
Damaged beyond recovery
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
- razedDestroyed a structure completely
flattened · obliterated · annihilated · decimated · leveled · wreckage · rubble · debris
Overwhelmed with grief
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- shatteredBroken into fragments
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- distraughtDeeply agitated by grief
inconsolable · despairing · anguished · bereft · desolate · gutted · destroyed · broken
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
tragedy · death · funeral · condolences · memorial · remembrance · widow · widower
ruined
Damaged beyond recovery
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
razed · flattened · obliterated · annihilated · decimated · leveled · wreckage · rubble · debris · ruins
heartbroken
Overwhelmed with grief
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- shatteredBroken into fragments
- crushedCompressed into fragments
distraught · inconsolable · despairing · anguished · bereft · desolate · gutted · destroyed · broken · overwhelmed
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- lossBeing without something
sorrow · tragedy · death · funeral · condolences · memorial · remembrance · widow · widower · orphaned
- emotionsjoy, anger, fear, sadness, love
- moodshappy, sad, angry, anxious, excited
- griefgrief, mourning, bereavement, sorrow, grieving
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
- destroyeddestroyed, demolished, annihilated, obliterated, decimated
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, destroyed
devastatedthriving
Succeeding vigorously
flourishing · healthy · prosperous · vibrant · booming
- economic devastationSevere harm to an economy
devastate, devastation, devastating, devastates, devastations, devastator, devastators