Devastating vs. Destructive — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Devastating and Destructive
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Definitions
Devastating
To lay waste; destroy.
Destructive
Causing or wreaking destruction; ruinous
A destructive act.
A policy that is destructive to the economy.
Devastating
To overwhelm; confound; stun
Was devastated by the rude remark.
Destructive
Designed or tending to disprove or discredit
Destructive criticism.
Devastating
Causing devastation
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Destructive
Causing destruction; damaging.
Devastating
Present participle of devastate
Destructive
Causing breakdown or disassembly.
Catabolism is a destructive metabolism that involves the breakdown of molecules and release of energy.
Devastating
Highly critical; making light of; as, a devastating portrait of human folly.
Destructive
(computing) Lossy; causing irreversible change.
Blurring an image is a destructive operation, but rotating an image is not.
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Devastating
Causing or capable of causing complete destruction; as, a devastating hurricane.
Destructive
Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; - often with of or to; as, intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth.
Time's destructive power.
Devastating
Making light of;
Afire with annihilating invective
A devastating portrait of human folly
To compliments inflated I've a withering reply
Destructive
One who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist.
Devastating
Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction;
Possessing annihilative power
A devastating hurricane
The guns opened a withering fire
Destructive
Causing destruction or much damage;
A policy that is destructive to the economy
Destructive criticism
Devastating
Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination;
A crushing blow
A crushing rejection
Bone-crushing
