devastation vs kill

kill vs devastation

devastation and kill both are nouns.

devastation is not a verb while kill is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
devastation	Yes	No	No	No
kill	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, kill is a hyponym of devastation; that is, kill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than devastation:

devastation: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
kill: the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile

Other hyponyms of devastation include disaster, laying waste, ruin, ruination, ruining, wrecking, demolishing, leveling, razing, tearing down, annihilation, obliteration, decimation, self-destruction, neutralisation, neutralization, sabotage, extermination, liquidation, holocaust, demolition, spoliation, hooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalism.

devastation (noun)	kill (noun)
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists	the act of terminating a life
plundering with excessive damage and destruction	the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
an event that results in total destruction	the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
the state of being decayed or destroyed

devastation (verb)	kill (verb)
	mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
	destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
	cause to cease operating
	tire out completely
	end or extinguish by forceful means
	drink down entirely
	cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
	cause the death of, without intention
	deprive of life
	hit with great force
	hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
	overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
	be the source of great pain for
	thwart the passage of
	be fatal

Difference between devastation and kill

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