ravages

Noun

 * 1) Harsh damage.
 * The ravages of war decimated the country: death, destruction and pestilence resulted from the bombings.

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Noun

 * 1) damages, destruction caused by man or nature
 * 2) deteriorations caused by natural processes such as time or disease
 * 3)  great damages caused by man through violence; pillage or sacking