devastation vs neutralisation

neutralisation vs devastation

devastation and neutralisation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, neutralisation is a hyponym of devastation; that is, neutralisation 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
neutralisation: (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)

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

devastation (noun)	neutralisation (noun)
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists	action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
plundering with excessive damage and destruction	action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war
an event that results in total destruction	(euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)
the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed	a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water
the state of being decayed or destroyed

Difference between devastation and neutralisation

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