Devastating vs. Destructive — What's the Difference?

To lay waste; destroy.

Causing or wreaking destruction; ruinous

To overwhelm; confound; stun

Designed or tending to disprove or discredit

Causing devastation

Causing destruction; damaging.

Present participle of devastate

Causing breakdown or disassembly.

Highly critical; making light of; as, a devastating portrait of human folly.

(computing) Lossy; causing irreversible change.

Causing or capable of causing complete destruction; as, a devastating hurricane.

Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; - often with of or to; as, intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth.

Making light of;

One who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist.

Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction;

Causing destruction or much damage;

Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination;