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Devastation vs Obliteration - What's the difference?

devastation | obliteration |

As nouns the difference between devastation and obliteration

is that devastation is devastation, destruction while obliteration is cancellation (of a postage stamp); postmark.

devastation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of devastating]], or the state of being devastated; a [[lay waste, laying waste.
  • * 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/nyregion/new-jersey-continues-to-cope-with-hurricane-sandy.html?hp]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
    • Perhaps as startling as the sheer toll was the devastation to some of the state’s well-known locales. Boardwalks along the beach in Seaside Heights, Belmar and other towns on the Jersey Shore were blown away. Amusement parks, arcades and restaurants all but vanished. Bridges to barrier islands buckled, preventing residents from even inspecting the damage to their property.
  • Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator.

    • obliteration

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The total destruction of something
  • The cancellation, erasure or deletion of something