decimate, cripple, imperil, threaten, endanger, ravage, ruin, affect, jeopardize, paralyze, destroy, undermine, deplete, debilitate, ripple effect, depress, impoverish, hamper, overwhelm, harm, weaken, engulf, hurt, exacerbate, inundate, erode, displace, disrupt, contaminate, hinder, damaging, sicken, stymie, deprive, roil, worsen, starve, bankrupting, undercut, complicate, eviscerate, shortchange, destabilize, suffer, derail, backfire, reverberate, crimp, annihilate, embitter, embolden, dislocate, wreak, obliterate, terrifies, alienate, inflict, overpopulate, kill, hobble, wipe, demoralize, frightens, aggravate, denude, implode, unhinge, upend, tarnish, terrorize, impede, impacted, dooms, impair, enrage, infest, death knell, sadden, mean, pummel, unsettle, diminish, scupper, domino effect, fearing, inhibit, disintegrate, stifle, impinge, trigger, unleash, constrain, dampen, overexploit, horrify, pollute, lose, waterlog, overtax, traumatize, disenfranchise, injure

area bombing, carpet bombing, desolate, lay waste to, ravage, saturation bombing, scourge, waste

overcome, overpower, overtake, sweep over, whelm