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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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   The meaning of DESOLATION is the action of desolating. How to use desolation in a sentence.

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   Desolation definition: an act or instance of destroying or devastating land, population, community, etc. See examples of DESOLATION used in a sentence.

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   Desolation is depressing and bleak. People arriving at the scenes of natural disasters, like tornadoes, often speak about the desolation around them. They usually are talking about the destruction, but they also implying a sense of emptiness and hopelessness.

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   noun. The action of desolating; the condition of being left desolate. 1. a1382–. The action of laying waste a land, etc., destroying its people, crops, and buildings, and making it unfit for habitation; utter devastation; an act or occasion of this kind. Also personified. a1382. Alle the days of desolacioun he dide saboth.

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   the state of a place that is badly damaged or destroyed and offers no joy or hope to people. Definition of desolation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.