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- Dictionarydesolation/ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃn/
noun
- 1. a state of complete emptiness or destruction: "the stony desolation of the desert" Similar Opposite
- 2. great unhappiness or loneliness: "in choked desolation, she watched him leave" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of DESOLATION is the action of desolating. How to use desolation in a sentence.
DESOLATION definition: 1. the state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed: 2. the state of…. Learn more.
Desolation definition: an act or instance of destroying or devastating land, population, community, etc. See examples of DESOLATION used in a sentence.
DESOLATION meaning: 1. the state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed: 2. the state of…. Learn more.
Desolation is depressing and bleak. People arriving at the scenes of natural disasters, like tornadoes, often speak about the desolation around them. They usually are talking about the destruction, but they also implying a sense of emptiness and hopelessness.
(desəleɪʃən ) 1. uncountable noun. Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness. The sense of loss and desolation we feel at her death is beyond description. 2. uncountable noun. If you refer to desolation in a place, you mean that it is empty and frightening, for example because it has been destroyed by a violent force or army.
DESOLATE definition: 1. A desolate place is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it: 2…. Learn more.
1. The action of laying waste a land, etc., destroying its… Expand. 2. The condition of a place which by hostile ravaging or by… 3. Deprivation of companionship; the condition or sense of… 4. Deprivation of comfort or joy; dreary sorrow; grief. 5. That which makes desolate. rare. noun. The action of desolating; the condition of being left desolate.
Definition of desolation noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness. 2. If you refer to desolation in a place, you mean that it is empty and frightening, for example, because it has been destroyed by a violent force or army.
