Devastation
Devastation noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Persecution and devastation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Persecution" instead a noun "Devastation".
Persecution
Persecution noun - The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion).
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Synonyms for Persecution
Devastation and persecution are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devastation" instead a noun "Persecution".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- distress and devastation
- distress and persecution
- massacre and devastation
- massacre and persecution
- suffering and devastation
- suffering and persecution
- grief and devastation
- grief and persecution
- misery and devastation
- misery and persecution
- damage and devastation
- damage and persecution
- pain and devastation
- pain and persecution
How words are described
| human | human devastation | human persecution |
| mass | mass devastation | mass persecution |
| intense | intense devastation | intense persecution |
| tyrannical | tyrannical devastation | tyrannical persecution |
| Other adjectives: national, outright, subsequent, resulting, wartime. | ||
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