No. 3,668 in Swedish
förödande
Devastating.
In a sentence
Stormens förödande kraft lämnade staden i ruiner.
The storm's devastating force left the city in ruins.
Here, 'förödande' is used as an adjective to describe the intense and destructive force of the storm.
Han gjorde ett förödande misstag som kostade företaget mycket pengar.
He made a devastating mistake that cost the company a lot of money.
In this sentence, 'förödande' characterizes the grave nature of the mistake and its significant impact.
De förödande konsekvenserna av beslutet blev klarare med tiden.
The devastating consequences of the decision became clearer over time.
'Förödande' describes the harmful and impactful consequences of the decision in this example.
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