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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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4 days ago · Other forms: bleaknesses. Definitions of bleakness. noun. a bleak and desolate atmosphere. synonyms: bareness, desolation, nakedness. see more.
1 day ago · Various definitions and reinterpretations of Haeckel’s ecology have since emerged (notably Herbert Andrewartha and Louis Charles Birch’s 1954 definition, which considers the distribution and abundance of organisms as an important addendum), although all recognize ecology as the study of interrelationships between organism and environment (Andrewartha & Birch, 1986).
2 days ago · verb. reduce in population. “The epidemic depopulated the countryside”. synonyms: desolate. see more. see less. type of: reduce, shrink. reduce in size; reduce physically.
1 day ago · Restrictions on mourning rituals, the vulnerability of older populations, and the isolation resulting from social distancing measures have created a situation of collective trauma. Desolate metropolitan areas and extreme measures implemented to handle the deceased have highlighted the magnitude of the pandemic's psychosocial and emotional impact.
5 days ago · From a mechanistic perspective, emotions can be defined as "a positive or negative experience that is associated with a particular pattern of physiological activity". Emotions are complex, involving multiple different components, such as subjective experience, cognitive processes , expressive behavior, psychophysiological changes ...
4 days ago · While most of us think of it as being signed on July 4, it was actually signed on Aug. 2. Here are some facts about the Declaration. Two of the Declaration's signers died 50 years to the day (July 4, 1826) after the document was adopted. Both were presidents -- Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.
3 days ago · Among the high-profile Conservative casualties on a night of Tory desolation were Grant Shapps, defence secretary; Penny Mordaunt, leader of the Commons; Gillian Keegan, education secretary; Sir ...
