verheerend

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈheːʁənt/ Hyphenation: ver‧hee‧rend === Participle === verheerend present participle of verheeren === Adjective === verheerend (strong nominative masculine singular verheerender, comparative verheerender, superlative am verheerendsten) devastating (causing a lot of damage) ein verheerendes Feuer ― a devastating fire (figurative) fatal, catastrophic (leading to significant negative consequences) Das wäre ein verheerendes Signal. ― That would send a fatal signal. eine verheerende Entscheidung ― a fatal decision catastrophic, scathing (very negative, indicating widespread failure or dysfunction) ein verheerendes Ergebnis ― a catastrophic result eine verheerende Bilanz ― a scathing record ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === “verheerend” in Duden online “verheerend”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)