devastated

am Boden zerstört, erschüttert

Durch etwas Schreckliches zutiefst traurig und erschüttert.

In einfachem Englisch: Extremely sad and shocked by something terrible.

• I felt devastated after the breakup.
• His parents were devastated by his death.
• She was devastated to hear that the shop would close.

So benutzt man es: devastated by something (She was devastated by the news.); devastated to hear/learn that… (I was devastated to learn that my friend had died.)

Synonyme: heartbroken, distraught

Häufige Wendungen: feel devastated, absolutely devastated, devastated by something

verwüstet, zerstört

Schwer beschädigt oder zerstört, besonders durch Krieg oder eine Katastrophe.

In einfachem Englisch: Badly damaged or destroyed, especially by war or a disaster.

• They returned to a devastated city.
• Help arrived in the devastated region yesterday.
• The photographs show devastated villages after the earthquake.

Synonyme: ruined, ravaged, destroyed

Häufige Wendungen: devastated city, devastated region, devastated landscape