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Study the word DEVASTATED: (Source) To devastate something is to ruin it, or to lay waste to it: to destroy it completely, leaving it like a vast, empty place. If a hurricane devastates a town, it completely destroys it. If a swarm of grasshoppers devastates a field of corn, they totally ruin it. And if something devastates you, it destroys your heart: it makes you feel so sad that it's as if everything you love has been taken away from you. When you're devastated, you're so sad, so upset, or so disappointed that you feel totally empty inside. This monster is devastating the building. He's smashing it to bits. (Source) Here, George Michael feels devastated. Whatever just happened made him so sad and so empty inside that his heart is broken. (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture devastated heartbroken, or totally torn apart   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word DEVASTATED: Remember: if you feel devastated, you feel deeply, painfully sad, as if the worst thing ever has just happened. And if a place is devastated, it's completely torn apart or ruined. Idea 1: "It's no big deal to me now, but when I was younger, I was devastated every time (something a little bit bad happened).” Idea 2: "(A character in a book or a movie) is devastated when (something terrible happens)." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.