26984 words

desolation

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
the state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed:

Examples:

a scene of desolation
2
the state of feeling sad and alone:

Examples:

a feeling of utter desolation
3
the condition of a place that is empty, with no living things or nothing pleasant in it:

Examples:

It was difficult to describe the emptiness, the desolation of the area.

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