ravaged
Laid to waste
Ravaged describes something that has been severely damaged or devastated, typically by destructive forces over time.
A ravaged landscape has been ruined by war, fire, or neglect.
A disease-ravaged body shows the destructive effects of illness.
The word emphasizes visible, lasting damage rather than sudden destruction: Her face was ravaged by grief.
Damaged beyond recovery
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
decimated · annihilated · shattered · razed · leveled · gutted · desolated · blighted
Stolen from, especially violently
- pillagedRobbed through violence
- sackedDismissed from a job
- ransackedSearched destructively for valuables
- despoiledViolently stripped bare
stripped · marauded · raided · overrun · conquered · invaded · harried · depredated
Eroded by exposure
- erodedGradually degraded by elements
- decayedBroken down organically
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
deteriorated · decrepit · battered · scarred · pitted · corroded · aged · wasted
Emotionally damaged by experience
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- anguishedSeverely emotionally distressed
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- bereftDeprived through loss
devastated · shattered · broken · tormented · wracked · consumed · overwhelmed · gutted
ruined
Damaged beyond recovery
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
obliterated · decimated · annihilated · shattered · razed · leveled · gutted · desolated · blighted · crushed
looted
Stolen from, especially violently
- pillagedRobbed through violence
- sackedDismissed from a job
- ransackedSearched destructively for valuables
despoiled · stripped · marauded · raided · overrun · conquered · invaded · harried · depredated · violated
weathered
Eroded by exposure
- erodedGradually degraded by elements
- decayedBroken down organically
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
crumbling · deteriorated · decrepit · battered · scarred · pitted · corroded · aged · wasted · haggard
traumatized
Emotionally damaged by experience
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- anguishedSeverely emotionally distressed
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
bereft · devastated · shattered · broken · tormented · wracked · consumed · overwhelmed · gutted · torn apart
- destroyeddestroyed, demolished, annihilated, obliterated, decimated
- dog-destroyedgnawed, bitten, mangled, torn, shredded
- deformitiesdeformed, disfigured, misshapen, distorted, twisted
- ravages of timeCumulative damage from age