ravaging

Definitions of ravaging
  1. adjective
    ruinously destructive and wasting
    “a ravaging illness”
    synonyms:
    destructive
    causing destruction or much damage
  2. noun
    plundering with excessive damage and destruction
    synonyms: devastation
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    type of:
    pillage, pillaging, plundering
    the act of stealing valuable things from a place
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