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   Des·o·la·tion

   /ˌdezəˈlāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a state of complete emptiness or destruction: "the stony desolation of the desert" Similar barrennessbleaknessstarknessbarenessdismalnessgrimnessariditysterilitywildnessisolationsolitudesolitarinesslonelinessremotenessOpposite fertility
   • ▪ anguished misery or loneliness: "in choked desolation, she watched him leave" Similar miserysadnessunhappinessmelancholygloomgloominessglumnessdespondencysorrowdepressiongriefmournfulnesswoebroken-heartednessheavy-heartednesswretchednessdejectiondownheartednessdiscouragementdevastationdespairanguishdistresslow spiritsOpposite joy

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin desolatio(n-), from Latin desolare ‘to abandon’ (see desolate).

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