ˌdɛpɹəˈdeɪʃən ˈdɛvəsteɪt hæɹi hæɹi

ˈɹævɪdʒ ˈɹævɪdʒ skɜːdʒ skɝdʒ cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes (usually plural) a destructive action the ravages of time the depredations of age and disease