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disastrato

devastated

adjective dee-zahs-TRAH-toh Rare

Also means

ruined

Usage Note

Disastrato derives from disastro (disaster) and describes a person, place, or situation in a state of complete ruin — una zona disastrata (a disaster-struck area), sono completamente disastrato (I'm a total wreck). Informally it can mean 'hopeless' at something: sono disastrato in matematica. The feminine is disastrata.

Examples

"La zona alluvionata è completamente disastrata."

Natural Translation

The flood-hit area is completely devastated.

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