7349. Some army units were decimated during the surprise attack.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Denounced : publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

Captured : take into one’s possession or control by force.

Defeated : having been beaten in a battle or other contest.

Destroyed : end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.

Decimated : kill, destroy, or remove a large proportion of.

Synonym of Decimated is Destroyed