Devastate and Irritate

Devastate

Devastate verb - To bring destruction to (something) through violent action.

Irritate and devastate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Irritate" instead a verb "Devastate".

Irritate

Irritate verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.

Devastate and irritate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Irritate".

Common collocations

family devastate family irritate family
rest devastate rest irritate rest
army devastate army irritate army
majority devastate majority irritate majority
Other words: enemy, opponents.
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