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Define Desolation
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Desolation (noun) — a state or condition of emptiness, ruin, or bleakness.
Main senses
- Physical ruin or devastation: the condition of a place laid waste or destroyed (e.g., “The war left towns in desolation.”).
- Barrenness or bleakness: a landscape that is empty, barren, or inhospitable (e.g., “The desert’s desolation stretched to the horizon.”).
- Emotional loneliness or abandonment: deep sadness, grief, or a sense of being forsaken (e.g., “After the loss, she felt a crushing desolation.”).
Pronunciation: /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/
Synonyms: devastation, ruin, barrenness, bleakness, loneliness, abandonment.
Antonyms: flourishing, vitality, comfort, populated, fertility.
Etymology: from Latin desolatio (from desolare “to abandon,” from de- + solus “alone”).
Main senses
- Physical ruin or devastation: the condition of a place laid waste or destroyed (e.g., “The war left towns in desolation.”).
- Barrenness or bleakness: a landscape that is empty, barren, or inhospitable (e.g., “The desert’s desolation stretched to the horizon.”).
- Emotional loneliness or abandonment: deep sadness, grief, or a sense of being forsaken (e.g., “After the loss, she felt a crushing desolation.”).
Pronunciation: /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/
Synonyms: devastation, ruin, barrenness, bleakness, loneliness, abandonment.
Antonyms: flourishing, vitality, comfort, populated, fertility.
Etymology: from Latin desolatio (from desolare “to abandon,” from de- + solus “alone”).
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