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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"
1. : the action of desolating. the pitiful desolation and slaughter of World War I D. F. Fleming. 2. a. : grief, sadness. … he put his trembling hands to his head, and gave a wild ringing scream, the cry of desolation. George Eliot. b. : loneliness. 3. : devastation, ruin. a scene of utter desolation. 4. : barren wasteland.
noun. an act or instance of destroying or devastating land, population, community, etc: The war’s desolation of the land destroyed years of hard and hopeful work. the state of being destroyed or devastated, as land, population, community, etc.: The utter desolation of the Western Front was captured in unforgettable photographs.
the state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed: a scene of desolation. Synonyms. barrenness. bleakness. grimness (UGLINESS) starkness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Empty. bare. barrenly. barrenness. blank. clear view. cleared. dead. emptiness. empty. flat. forlorn. hollow. lifeless. low-traffic.
Desolation is emptiness and hopelessness. It can describe a poor, dirty, treeless town or a broken heart. Desolation is depressing and bleak. People arriving at the scenes of natural disasters, like tornadoes, often speak about the desolation around them.
the state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed: a scene of desolation. Synonyms. barrenness. bleakness. grimness (UGLINESS) starkness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Empty. bare. barrenly. barrenness. blank. clear view. cleared. dead. emptiness. empty. flat. forlorn. hollow. lifeless. low-traffic.
4 days ago · 1. uncountable noun. Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness. The sense of loss and desolation we feel at her death is beyond description. 2. uncountable noun. 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 . [disapproval]
A desolate place is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it: The house stood in a bleak and desolate landscape. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Empty. bare. barrenly. barrenness. blank. clear view. cleared. dead. emptiness. empty. flat. forlorn. hollow. lifeless. low-traffic. nothingness. uninhabited.
