Devastating in Malayalam
Devastating is അതിഘോര (athighora) in Malayalam, built from a prefix meaning extremely and a word for terrible. Say a-thi-gho-ra, with a breathy gh. This is strong language, suited to disasters and deadly attacks.
Most common translation
Devastating, very terrible, deadly.
അതിഘോരമായ കൊടുങ്കാറ്റ് വീടുകള് തകർത്തു.
athighoramaaya kodunkaattu veedukal thakarthu
The devastating storm wrecked houses.
Dictionary entry
- അതിഘോര (athighora) — Devastating, very terrible, deadly.
അതിഘോര (athighora) sits in front of a noun and is emphatic by construction, so it is reserved for genuinely terrible things rather than used loosely the way English devastating sometimes is.
Common questions
What is devastating in Malayalam?
അതിഘോര (athighora), meaning extremely terrible or deadly.
Can I use it for a devastating defeat in a game?
It would sound overblown; the word carries real horror, so keep it for disasters and violence rather than sport.