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Definition: Devastation |
DevastationNoun1. The state of being decayed or destroyed. 2. An event that results in total destruction. 3. Plundering with excessive damage and destruction. 4. Termination by an act of destruction. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "devastation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: DevastationSynonyms: desolation (n), destruction (n), ravaging (n), ruin (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Attack | Battue, razzia, Jacquerie, dragonnade; devastation; eboulement. |
Destruction | Fall, downfall, devastation, ruin, perdition, crash; |
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Crosswords: Devastation |
| English words defined with "devastation": apocalyptic, apocalyptical ♦ revelatory ♦ Vastation. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "devastation": Fifteen decisive Battles ♦ Pelean eruption ♦ scavenger mining. (references) |
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Screenplays | Gravely assessing the devastation. Upstanding mayor stuff (Batman Returns; writing credit: Bob Kane; Daniel Waters) Weasley's wand causes devastation with the simplest spells (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; writing credit: Steven Kloves) | |
Lyrics | But I see the future, what's there for me is devastation from you (Let's Get Back; performing artist: Gwen Stefani) | |
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 | Cathedral of St. Sophia and Dormition (1681-86), interior, view east toward icon screen being repainted after devastation of Soviet era, Tobol'sk, Russia. Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540. |  | Devastation of the Paris/Juvisy Marshalling Yard. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Tree devastation" by Luis Alves Commentary: "A caterpillar that caused tree devastation. --------------------------- Notice: You can use this image, but please send me an e-mail if you use it, I really like to know when and where it's used, thanks :-)." |
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Gelasius I | The toleration of heretics is more injurious than the devastation of the provinces by the barbarians. |
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Communist Manifesto | 1848 | Society suddenly finds itself put back into a state of momentary barbarism; it appears as if a famine, a universal war of devastation had cut off the supply of every means of subsistence; industry and commerce seem to be destroyed; and why? Because there is too much civilisation, too much means of subsistence, too much industry, too much commerce. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | Twice in our own lifetime we have seen the United States, against their wishes and their traditions, against arguments, the force of which it is impossible not to comprehend, drawn by irresistible forces, into these wars in time to secure the victory of the good cause, but only after frightful slaughter and devastation had occurred. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Numerous references in art, literature and monuments attest to the horrors and devastation of past plague epidemics. (references) | |
Economic History | Angola | In sharp contrast to a bleak picture of devastation and bare subsistence is expanding oil production, now almost half of GDP and 90% of exports, at 800,000 barrels a day. (references) |
El Salvador | The total cost of the damage was estimated at between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, and the devastation thought to equal or surpass that of the 1986 quake that struck San Salvador. (references) | |
Georgia | Georgian agricultural production is beginning to recover following the devastation caused by the civil unrest and the restructuring necessary following the breakup of the Soviet Union. (references) | |
Political Economy | HONDURAS | Despite recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Mitch in October 1998, Honduras is still one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere with low per capita income and education indicators. (references) |
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Sean Penn | Well, they brought it on themselves. What they brought on themselves, it turns out, is a heightened support of their leader on the basis of it was American bombs that dropped and maintained that devastation through sanctions. |
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Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | At the threshold of every problem which confronts us today in international affairs is the appalling devastation, hunger, sickness, and pervasive human misery that mark so many areas of the world. |
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| "Devastation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Devastation" is used about 271 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 271 | 17,854 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "devastation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | shkretim (depopulation, desolation), shkatërrim (breakdown, breakup, collapse, decay, decimation, demolition, depredation, desolation, destruction, dissolution, downfall, havoc, mess, ravage, ruin, wrack, wreck, wrecking), rrënim (desolation, destruction, dilapidation, dissolution, downfall, havoc, rack, ravage, ruin), gërmadhë (collapse, demolition, destruction, pillaging, ravaging, ruin, wrack). (various references) | |
Arabic | تخريب (ruin, sabotage, subversion, vandalism, wastefulness), تدمير (annihilation, demolition, destruction, mayhem, overthrow, ruin, subversion, wreck), خراب (bane, decay, demolition, desolation, destruction, dilapidation, havoc, perdition, rack, ravage, ruin, ruination, undoing, wrack, wreck, wreckage), دمار (desolation, destruction, havoc, rack, ruin, ruination, subversion, wrack, wreck). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | унищожаване (abolishment, abolition, annihilation, cancellation, consumption, demolition, destruction, dissolution, extermination, obliteration, ruination, squelch), разорение (desolation, destruction, doom, ravage, ruin, ruination), опустошение (depredation, desolation, havoc, ravage, ravin, wreck). (various references) | |
Chinese | 毁灭. (various references) | |
Czech | devastace, zpustošení (havoc, ravage, waste). (various references) | |
Finnish | hävitys (destruction, havoc, ravage, ruin). (various references) | |
French | dévastation (desolateness, desolation, destruction), ravage (depredation, destruction). (various references) | |
German | Verwüstung (depredation, desolateness, desolation, destruction, havoc, ravaging), Verheerung (ravages). (various references) | |
Greek | καταστροφή (catastrophe, destruction, disaster, mayhem, rack, ravage, ruin, undoing, wreckage), όλεθρος (disaster), ρήμαγμα (disrepair, ruin), ερήμωση (depopulation, dereliction, desolation, havoc, ravage, ravaging). (various references) | |
Hebrew | משמה (desolation), שמה (desolation, destruction, there, thither), חורבן (destruction, havoc, ravage, smash, wreck), השמדה (annihilation, destruction, extermination). (various references) | |
Hungarian | pusztulás (decay, destruction, dilapidation, dissolution, havoc, perdition, rack, ruin, wrack, wreck), pusztítás (demolition, depredation, destruction, havoc, ravage, ruination). (various references) | |
Indonesian | penghancuran (demolition, desolation). (various references) | |
Italian | devastazione (desolateness, desolation, destruction, havoc, ravage). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 豪雨禍 (flood devastation). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ごううか (flood devastation). (various references) | |
Korean | 황폐. (various references) | |
Manx | traartys (butchery, depredation, desolation, destruction, disaster, havoc, massacre, ravage, rout, slaughter, slaughtering), lhome-hraartys (complete destruction), craght (depredation, disaster, foray, loot, massacre, pillage, plunder, ruin, spoil, vandalism), cragh (booty, capture, depredation, disaster, doom, foray, havoc, loot, plunder, prey, prize, ravishment, sack, scoop, spoil). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | evastationday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | devastação (ravage), ruína (breakdown, cloud-burst, collapse, confusion, crash, curse, decay, destruction, deterioration, dilapidation, disrepair, doom, downfall, lurch, overthrow, overturn, perdition, rack, ravage, ruin, ruination, shipwreck, smash, undoing, upset, waste, wrack, wreck), assolação. (various references) | |
Romanian | devastare (desolation, havoc, ravage), pustiire (desolation, sack), pârjolire (conflagration). (various references) | |
Russian | опустошение (depletion, depredation, desolation, evisceration, havoc, ravage). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pustoš (havoc, wasteland, wilderness), opustošenost. (various references) | |
Spanish | devastación. (various references) | |
Swedish | förödelse (desolation, mayhem, shambles), ödeläggelse (desolation, ravage, ruination, wreckage). (various references) | |
Thai | การทำลายล้าง (annihilation, extermination, nihilism, ravage, ravages). (various references) | |
Turkish | yakıp yıkma, tahribat (destroying, destruction, havoc), haraplık (desolation, disrepair, unrepair), harap etme. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | спустошення (decimation, depredation, desolation, havoc, ravage), розорення (ruin, ruination, waste). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự tàn phá (desolation, havoc, wasting, wreck), sự phá phách (depredation), sự phá huỷ (demolishment, demolition, destruction). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | ku. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | devastare, populatio, vastatio, vastitas, vastitate, vastitatem, vastitatis. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | havot. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Jeremiah Chapter 48, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai pantaV touV ioudaiouV touV ontaV met' autou en masshfa kai pantaV touV caldaiouV touV eureqentaV ekei |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Vox clamoris de Oronaim vastitas et contritio magna |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Wastite, and gret to-treding. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, devastation and great destruction. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | There is the sound of crying from Horonaim, wasting and great destruction; |
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| Language | Jeremiah Chapter 48, Verse 3 |
| Cebuano | Ang tingog sa paghilak mogula gikan sa Horonaim, ang pagkabiniyaan ug dakung pagkalaglag. |
| Croatian | Slušaj! Jauci se èuju iz Horonajima: 'Pohara, propast strašna!' |
| Danish | Hør Skriget fra Horonajim, frygteligt Brag og Sammenbrud! |
| Dutch | Er is een stem des gekrijts van Horonaim; verstoring en een grote breuk! |
| Finnish | Kuule! Huuto Hooronaimista! Tuho ja suuri hävitys! |
| French | Des cris partent des Choronaïm; C`est un ravage, c`est une grande détresse. |
| German | Man hört ein Geschrei zu Horonaim von Verstören und großem Jammer. |
| Haitian Creole | Moun lavil Owonayim yo ap rele: Men y'ap ravaje nou! Y'ap fè malè sou nou! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Dengar! Penduduk Horonaim berteriak, 'Kebinasaan! Kehancuran!' |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bahwa adalah bunyi teriak datang dari Horonayim, adalah kebinasaan dan kealahan yang besar! |
| Italian | Una voce, un grido da Coronàim: Devastazione e rovina grande! |
| Korean | 호 로 나 임 에 서 부 르 짖 는 소 리 여, 황 무 와 큰 파 멸 이 로 다 |
| Maori | Ka puta te reo aue i Horonaimi, he pahua, he whakangaromanga nui! |
| Norwegian | Det lyder skrik fra Horona'im: herjing og stor ødeleggelse. |
| Portuguese | Voz de grito de Horonaim, ruína e grande destruição! |
| Rumanian | Se aud strigqte din Horonaim: prqpqd wi nimicire! |
| Russian | уМЩЫЕО ЧПРМШ ПФ пТПОБЙНБ, ПРХУФПЫЕОЙЕ Й ТБЪТХЫЕОЙЕ ЧЕМЙЛПЕ. |
| Swedish | Klagorop höras fran Horonaim, förödelse ooh stort brak. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "devastation": devastations. (additional references) | |
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"Devastation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: detastation, devastaion, devestation, devistation, devstation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "devastation" (pronounced de'vustā"shun) |
| 7 | -u s t ā" sh u n | crustacean, deforestation, incrustation, reforestation. |
| 6 | -s t ā" sh u n | gestation, infestation, manifestation, molestation, protestation, station, superstation. |
| 5 | -t ā" sh u n | facilitation, fermentation, accreditation, adaptation, affectation, agitation, amputation, annotation, argumentation, augmentation, cetacean, citation, cogitation, cohabitation, computation, confrontation, connotation, consultation, decapitation, deportation, dictation, dilatation, disorientation, disputation, dissertation, documentation, equitation, excitation, exhortation, expectation, experimentation, exploitation, flirtation, flotation, fragmentation, gravitation, habitation, hesitation, imitation, implantation, implementation, importation, imputation, incantation, incapacitation, indentation, inhabitation, instrumentation, interpretation, invitation, irritation, lactation, levitation, limitation, meditation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mutation, notation, orientation, ornamentation, ostentation, palpitation, permutation, pigmentation, plantation, precipitation, premeditation, presentation, quotation, recantation, recitation, refutation, regimentation, rehabilitation, reinterpretation, representation, reputation, resuscitation, rotation, sanitation, sedimentation, segmentation, solicitation, temptation, transplantation, transportation, vegetation, visitation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | falsification, fascination, federation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, animation, annexation, annihilation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, characterization, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, deviation, differentiation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, dispensation, disqualification, dissemination, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gyration, hallucination, harmonization, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implication, impregnation, improvisation, inactivation, inauguration, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incubation, indemnification, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, legalization, legislation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, origination, oscillation, ossification, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, predestination, prefabrication, preoccupation, preparation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recapitalization, recertification, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reformation, refrigeration, regeneration, registration, regulation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, repudiation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | faction, fashion, fiction, fission, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, abduction, abolition, abortion, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-i-n-o-s-t-t-v" | |
-2 letters: antidotes, donatives, sanitated, stationed. | |
-3 letters: antidote, astatine, astonied, attained, deviants, donative, instated, sanative, sanitate, satiated, sedation, tetanoid. | |
-4 letters: advents, anattos, ansated, atavist, atonies, attains, attends, aviated, aviates, datives, dentist, destain, detains, deviant, distant, distent, donates, dotiest, entasia, evasion, instate, instead, invades, iodates, naevoid, naiades, naivest, natives, navaids, notated, notates, ottavas, sainted, satiate, satinet. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-i-n-o-s-t-t-v" | |
+1 letter: devastations. | |
+2 letters: deactivations. | |
+4 letters: derivatizations, postdevaluation. | |
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