devastation

Converse of object

• wreak: This would wreak devastation in such a fragile environment.
• inflict: Not even the German bombs could inflict more devastation on the capital of Ulster in the last war.
• cause: In 1625 a large flood caused devastation from Tiverton down to Exeter.
• imagine: It burnt for six days, so you can imagine the devastation that it's caused to our great city.
• suffer: In April 1942, Bath suffered enormous devastation at the hands of the Luftwaffe.
• witness: More recently, people had witnessed the devastation caused by the bombing of cities during the Spanish Civil War.

Converse of subject

• affect: They clearly cared for the people affected by the financial devastation they saw around them.

Adjective modifier

• utter: A tale of utter devastation which whole swathes of the countryside may never recover from.
• widespread: Natural catastrophes and the havoc of War cause widespread devastation, wiping out life and art in a matter of seconds.
• ecological: True, by the time of its collapse 15 years ago the Soviet Union was a byword for ecological devastation.
• terrible: This provides some small lasting reminder of the terrible devastation for the current generation.
• environmental: Only a passing object the size of an actual star would be guaranteed to cause environmental devastation on Earth.
• nuclear: The shadow of nuclear devastation is over our planet.

Preposition: on

• scale: Cluster bombs, assassination attempts, depleted uranium, and cultural devastation on a grand scale.

Noun used with modifier

• wartime: Then, in the subtlest suggestion of wartime devastation, this instinct civilization falls back through the cracks.

Preposition: of

• war: Ypres became a symbol of the devastation of the war.
• economy: Devastation of the rural economy represents the sharpest edge of the crisis.
• city: Like a tornado, the enormous force swept into Kuwait, witnessing the horrific devastation of a city in ruins.
• tsunami: How can we help them to recover from the devastation of the tsunami?
• country: Note The civil war not only caused numerous deaths and casualties but led to the devastation of the country 's historic towns.