ravages
noun/ˈrævɪdʒɪz/
/ˈrævɪdʒɪz/
[plural] (formal)- the ravages of something the destruction caused by something
- the ravages of war
- Her looks had not survived the ravages of time.
- the ravages of inflation/poverty
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