devastated

anéanti, effondré

Accablé de tristesse et sous le choc à cause d’un événement terrible.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : devastated by something (She was devastated by the news.); devastated to hear/learn that… (I was devastated to learn that my friend had died.)

Synonymes : heartbroken, distraught

Expressions courantes : feel devastated, absolutely devastated, devastated by something

dévasté, ravagé

Gravement endommagé ou détruit, surtout par une guerre ou une catastrophe.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : ruined, ravaged, destroyed

Expressions courantes : devastated city, devastated region, devastated landscape