Devastated means completely crushed by terrible news. Absolutely devastated, left devastated, devastated by the loss.
It is at the top of the range for grief and disappointment, and it is used sincerely of bereavement and loosely of a lost match — the second use annoys people who reserve it for the first. Of a place it means laid waste: a devastated town. Note devastating, which describes the cause rather than the effect, and has drifted to mean impressive as well — devastatingly good.
1adjectivedevastatedCompletely crushed by terrible news.
“She was devastated when the doctors told her she would never dance again.”
2adjectivelaidLaid waste, of a place.
“The earthquake left the old town devastated, with hardly a building standing.”
devastated is a state of being crushed.
Also accepted in games: heartbroken
Practised in Feelings & Character