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- DictionaryDes·o·la·tion/ˌdezəˈlāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a state of complete emptiness or destruction: "the stony desolation of the desert"
Desolation definition: an act or instance of destroying or devastating land, population, community, etc. See examples of DESOLATION used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of desolation noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you refer to desolation in a place, you mean that it is empty and frightening, for example, because it has been destroyed by a violent force or army.
Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness. 2. If you refer to desolation in a place, you mean that it is empty and frightening, for example because it has been destroyed by a violent force or army.
1. The action of laying waste a land, etc., destroying its… Expand. 2. The condition of a place which by hostile ravaging or by… 3. Deprivation of companionship; the condition or sense of… 4. Deprivation of comfort or joy; dreary sorrow; grief. 5. That which makes desolate. rare. noun. The action of desolating; the condition of being left desolate.
noun. /ˌdɛs əˈleɪ ʃən/ IPA. Dictionary definition of desolation. A state or feeling of extreme emptiness, loneliness, and despair. "The war-torn region was marked by desolation, with ruins and debris scattered across the landscape." Detailed meaning of desolation.
Destitute of joy or comfort, like one bereft of friends or relatives; forlorn, disconsolate; overwhelmed with grief and misery, wretched. 1477. Gyue confort to a desolate hert. W. Caxton, translation of R. Le Fèvre, History of Jason (1913) 60.
noun. definition 1: the condition of a place or person that is desolate. definition 2: the act or process of making desolate. the desolation of cities by heavy bombing. definition 3: a feeling of loneliness and isolation. definition 4: a feeling of grief or misery.
Definition of desolate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
