ravages
ravages is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, ravages is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofravages
- Grievous damage or havoc.
- Depredation or devastation
Example: "the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of time"
- To devastate or destroy something.
- To pillage or sack something, to lay waste to something.
- To wreak destruction.
- Harsh damage.
Example: "The ravages of war decimated the country: death, destruction and pestilence resulted from the bombings."
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