Sorrow grief
Devastated
Also known as inconsolable
Strength 4 of 4
Laid waste by a loss or shock so large that life as you knew it seems wrecked, leaving you stunned, emptied and beyond comfort.
In the body
- Legs giving way
- A numb, stunned stillness
- Shaking or uncontrollable sobbing
- Breath knocked out of you
Needs behind it
Softer and stronger
Often confused with
Anguished
Devastated is being laid waste by a loss, often stunned and emptied; anguished is pain at its sharpest and most active, writhing rather than flattened.
Crushed
Crushed is being flattened by a blow to one hope or bond; devastated is having a whole part of life laid waste, often by a loss that cannot be undone.