to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief. verb (used without object), rav·aged, rav·ag·ing. to work havoc; do ruinous damage.

What is a meaning of ravaged?

Verb. ravage, devastate, waste, sack, pillage, despoil mean to lay waste by plundering or destroying. ravage implies violent often cumulative depredation and destruction. a hurricane ravaged the coast devastate implies the complete ruin and desolation of a wide area.

Is ravage a bad word?

The noun ravage (often in the plural) means serious damage or destruction. The verb ravish means to seize, rape, carry away by force, or overwhelm with emotion. (The adjective ravishing--which means unusually attractive or pleasing--has a more positive connotation.)