Devastation and Hurt

Devastation

Devastation noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.

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Hurt and devastation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hurt" instead a noun "Devastation".

Hurt noun - A state of great suffering of body or mind.

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Devastation and hurt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devastation" instead a noun "Hurt".

Nearby Words: hurtful, hurting

emotional	emotional devastation	emotional hurt
real	real devastation	real hurt
massive	massive devastation	massive hurt
absolute	absolute devastation	absolute hurt
Other adjectives: major, double.

The characters pretty quickly agree that the humans would be able to, if not kill, then at least seriously hurt the dragon, but it would still result in devastation and loss of life.

Source: Post-Modern Magik
However, he is extremely unhappy when dragons are unleashed upon the world and cause devastation upon the world, but not because of any particular moral reservations over innocents being hurt, but because it threatens his public image.

Source: Pragmatic Villainy aka: Pragmatic Villain

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