The word is used both actually and metaphorically.
Devastated means ruined, destroyed, or wrecked (as occurs in natural disasters and wars).
Devastated, emotionally, means overwrought, overwhelmed, shocked, heartbroken, or distraught. The state of grief and/or anxiety can be caused by a number of things including physical loss, death, or a failed relationship.
inspiring
The word devastating is an adjective and a verb. Example uses:Adjective: He received devastating injuries in the accident.Verb: The runoff from the factory was devastating the nearby wetlands.
Devastating is not a noun but instead it is an adjective.
adjective
Benefit is an example.
Another word for devastating is sad
It is devastating when I see a question I cannot answer.
inspiring
The word devastating is an adjective and a verb. Example uses:Adjective: He received devastating injuries in the accident.Verb: The runoff from the factory was devastating the nearby wetlands.
Devastating is not a noun but instead it is an adjective.
adjective
Benefit is an example.
There are no plans for another book, as devastating as that is.
Devastating means that you are shocked by something negative that has happened. E.g 'It's devastating that I couldn't catch the train in time'
A hurricane would have a devastating IMPACT on the environment.
The effect of the sun's rays can be devastating to your skin.
devastated or devastating either work but mean different