摧残 (cuī cán): to ravage; to ruin

The long war ravaged this country's economy; many factories were bombed, and ordinary people couldn't even afford to eat.

He stayed up late and drank every day when he was young, and his health was severely damaged; now at only forty, he has many illnesses.

That typhoon ravaged the entire orchard, and the farmers' whole year of hard work was completely wasted.

Excessive stress wrecked her mental state; she became more and more anxious and often couldn't sleep at night.

This forest was once ravaged beyond recognition by a great fire; now, after ten years of protection, it has slowly regained its vitality.