Devastating culmination
The word devastating indicates to something that is highly destructive or damaging, bringing on heavy emotional consequences on a person. It is primarily understood as something that causes severe shock, acute emotional distress, or intense grief in an individual, overall indicating towards something that has negative impact on a person. On the other hand, culmination can be understood as the end point or ultimate stage of something that one has been working for or toward, or something that is been building up over a span of time. A culmination therefore is not just the conclusion of something. Instead, it is the climax of the story, the end result of years of research or the final crowning of an achievement.