Word for devastativeness?
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00:00 Word For Devastativeness?
00:56 Accepted Answer Score 11
01:06 Answer 2 Score 3
01:16 Answer 3 Score 2
01:31 Answer 4 Score 7
02:04 Thank you
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 11
Destructiveness is an actual word and it seems to match your criteria.
ANSWER 2
Score 7
I agree with @Abody97 that destructiveness is your best bet considering the provided criteria. A less attractive option would be vehemence, which is sometimes used to describe storms.
If the criteria are flexible, you could consider something along the lines of:
- Scale of devastation
- Magnitude of impact
- Intensity of impact
- Severity
Magnitude and intensity are often used to represent the effects of events such as earthquakes, tornadoes, and cyclones.
ANSWER 3
Score 3
Perhaps ironically, I think the best word here may be impact, specifically in the third sense identified in the link.
ANSWER 4
Score 2
"Scope of impact damage" seems to cover your need for that category. You're addressing the condition that the object does achieve impact and then you're specifying the need to provide a scope of the damage.