devastation vs termination

termination vs devastation

devastation and termination both are nouns.

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

As nouns, termination is a hypernym of devastation; that is, termination is a word with a broader meaning than devastation:

devastation: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
termination: the act of ending something

Other hypernyms of devastation include conclusion, ending.

devastation (noun)	termination (noun)
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists	the act of ending something
plundering with excessive damage and destruction	the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
an event that results in total destruction	something that results
the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed	a place where something ends or is complete
the state of being decayed or destroyed	a coming to an end of a contract period

Difference between devastation and termination

Words related to "termination"

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