termination vs devastation

devastation vs termination

termination and devastation both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of termination include abort, demonetisation, demonetization, release, tone ending, closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup, retirement, relinquishing, relinquishment, breakup, dissolution, overthrow, adjournment, dissolution, discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking, destruction, kill, killing, putting to death, abolishment, abolition, liquidation, settlement, drug withdrawal, withdrawal, closedown, closing, closure, shutdown, extinction, extinguishing, quenching, disappearance, fade, abortion, deactivation, defusing, discontinuance, discontinuation.

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

Difference between termination and devastation

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