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devastation vs blight

blight vs devastation

devastation and blight both are nouns.

devastation is not a verb while blight is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
devastation Yes No No No
blight Yes No Yes No
As nouns, blight is a hyponym of devastation; that is, blight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than devastation:
  • devastation: the state of being decayed or destroyed
  • blight: a state or condition being blighted
Other hyponyms of devastation include ruin, ruination.
devastation (noun) blight (noun)
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists a state or condition being blighted
plundering with excessive damage and destruction any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
an event that results in total destruction
the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
the state of being decayed or destroyed
devastation (verb) blight (verb)
cause to suffer a blight
Difference between devastation and blight

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