Definitions
1.nounGrievous damage or havoc.
2.nounDepredation or devastation"the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of time"
3.verbTo devastate or destroy something.
4.verbTo pillage or sack something, to lay waste to something.
5.verbTo wreak destruction.
6.nounHarsh damage."The ravages of war decimated the country: death, destruction and pestilence resulted from the bombings."