Verwüstung
German, noun/fɛʁˈvyːstʊŋ/
Verwüstung is a German feminine noun meaning “ravage, havoc, devastation, desolation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand vollkommener Zerstörung”.
What does Verwüstung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineravage, havoc, devastation, desolation
- 2
femininedesertification
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand vollkommener Zerstörung 2. natürliche oder menschengemachte Austrocknung und somit Verschlechterung des Bodens in relativ trockenen Gebieten 3. chaotischer Zustand 4. Zustand der Verstörung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Verwüstung
- Verwüstungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verwüstung?
- /fɛʁˈvyːstʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈvyːstʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verwüstung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verwüstung in German?
Verwüstung appears 1.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).