different between overthrow vs devastation
overthrow
English
Pronunciation
- Verb senses:
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??v??????/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?o?v????o?/
- Rhymes: -??
- Noun senses:
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???v?????/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?o?v????o?/
- Hyphenation: over?throw
Etymology 1
From Middle English overthrowen, equivalent to over- +? throw. Compare Dutch overdraaien, German überdrehen, Old English oferweorpan (“to overthrow”).
For the noun sense, compare Middle English overthrow, overthrowe (“destruction, downfall”), from the verb.
Verb
overthrow (third-person singular simple present overthrows, present participle overthrowing, simple past overthrew, past participle overthrown)
- (transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force.
- (transitive, now rare) To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
Derived terms
- overthrowable
- overthrowal
- overthrower
Translations
Noun
overthrow (plural overthrows)
- A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force.
- (archaic, rare) An act of throwing something to the ground; an overturning.
Hypernyms
- downfall
Coordinate terms
- collapse
Translations
Etymology 2
over- +? throw.
Verb
overthrow (third-person singular simple present overthrows, present participle overthrowing, simple past overthrew, past participle overthrown)
- (transitive, intransitive) To throw (something) so that it goes too far.
Translations
Noun
overthrow (plural overthrows)
- (sports) A throw that goes too far.
- (cricket) A run scored by the batting side when a fielder throws the ball back to the infield, whence it continues to the opposite outfield.
- (cricket) A run scored by the batting side when a fielder throws the ball back to the infield, whence it continues to the opposite outfield.
Translations
References
Further reading
- overthrow (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- throw over
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devastation
English
Etymology
From Middle French dévastation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?.v??ste?.??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
devastation (countable and uncountable, plural devastations)
- The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
- 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
- Perhaps as startling as the sheer toll was the devastation to some of the state’s well-known locales. Boardwalks along the beach in Seaside Heights, Belmar and other towns on the Jersey Shore were blown away. Amusement parks, arcades and restaurants all but vanished. Bridges to barrier islands buckled, preventing residents from even inspecting the damage to their property.
- 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
- (law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.
- Synonym: devastavit
Translations
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