<p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>laid waste; made desolate: After the earthquake there were concerns about asbestos in the rubble of many of the devastated houses.</li><li>overwhelmed or shocked, especially by profound loss, disappointment, humiliation, etc.: I’m grateful that no one I knew personally died in the hurricane, but my heart goes out to all those devastated families.</li></ul><p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>the simple past tense and past participle of devastate.</li></ul>