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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 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.

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   DESOLATION definition: 1. the state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed: 2. the state of…. Learn more.

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   DESOLATION meaning: 1. the state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed: 2. the state of…. Learn more.

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   Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness. He expresses his sense of desolation absolutely without self-pity. American English : desolation / dɛsəˈleɪʃən /

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   1. The act or an instance of desolating. 2. The state of being desolate. 3. Devastation; ruin: a drought that brought desolation to the region. 4. a. The state of being abandoned or forsaken; loneliness: a sense of utter desolation following the death of his parents. b. Wretchedness; misery.

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   DESOLATION meaning: 1 : extreme sadness caused by loss or loneliness; 2 : the condition of a place or thing that has been damaged in such a way that it is no longer suitable for people to live in the state or condition of being desolate.

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    Definition of desolation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Desolation Definition. dĕsə-lāshən, dĕz- Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. The act or an instance of desolating. American Heritage. A making desolate; laying waste. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A desolate condition. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Devastation; ruin.