Devastating is not a noun but instead it is an adjective.
Yes, the word 'devastation' is a noun, a word for great destruction or damage; a word for overwhelming shock or grief; a word for a thing.
The word devastating is an adjective and a verb. Example uses:Adjective: He received devastating injuries in the accident.Verb: The runoff from the factory was devastating the nearby wetlands.
The word 'impact' is a noun (an impact) and a verb(to impact).Examples:The internet has had a huge impact on society. (noun)Such an economic policy will impact the poor disproportionately (verb)
Devastating means that you are shocked by something negative that has happened. E.g 'It's devastating that I couldn't catch the train in time'
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The noun forms for the verb to devastate are devastator, devastation, and the gerund, devastating.
Devastation is a noun.
The word devastating is an adjective and a verb. Example uses:Adjective: He received devastating injuries in the accident.Verb: The runoff from the factory was devastating the nearby wetlands.
The noun forms for the verb to devastate are devastator, devastation, and the gerund, devastating.
It is a noun. For example: The effects of the earthquake were devastating. It's different from affect, which is a verb.
The devastating earthquake on Japan not only destroyed infrastructure, it also caused a tsunami that swept across Japan's east coast. devastating: a property of noun (in this quake, earthquake) derived from the verb 'to devastate'. Means: destructive, causing massive damage.
do you mean devastating...then destroyed, laying waste or desolate. (as in a devastating war)
The word 'impact' is a noun (an impact) and a verb(to impact).Examples:The internet has had a huge impact on society. (noun)Such an economic policy will impact the poor disproportionately (verb)
The word 'devastating' is the present participle, present tense of the verb to devastate. The present participle of the verb is also a gerund, a verb form that can function as a noun. The present participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.The noun form of the verb to devastate is devastation.
The loss of her father was devastating to Jill.
The second world war has been terribly devastating. The devastating hurricane caused serious damages in that city.
It is devastating when I see a question I cannot answer.