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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
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
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
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
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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