Definition of Desolation

1. Noun. The state of being decayed or destroyed.

Exact synonyms: Devastation
Generic synonyms: Deterioration, Impairment
Specialized synonyms: Ruin, Ruination, Blight
Derivative terms: Desolate, Devastate

2. Noun. A bleak and desolate atmosphere. "The nakedness of the landscape"
Exact synonyms: Bareness, Bleakness, Nakedness
Generic synonyms: Gloom, Gloominess, Glumness
Derivative terms: Bleak, Bleak, Bleak, Desolate

3. Noun. Sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned.
Exact synonyms: Forlornness, Loneliness
Generic synonyms: Sadness, Unhappiness
Derivative terms: Desolate, Lonely

4. Noun. An event that results in total destruction.
Exact synonyms: Devastation
Generic synonyms: Ruin, Ruination
Derivative terms: Desolate, Desolate, Devastate

Definition of Desolation

1. n. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.

Definition of Desolation

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Desolation

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desmoyokin
desogestrel
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desolatenesses
desolater
desolaters
desolates
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desolatingly
desolation (current term)
desolations
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desonide
desorb
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desorbing
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desorption
desorptions
desoxalic
desoximetasone
desoxy

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