desolation

des·o·la·tion

 (dĕs′ə-lā′shən, dĕz′-)

n.

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.

desolation

(ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən)

n

1. the act of desolating or the state of being desolated; ruin or devastation

2. (Psychology) solitary misery; wretchedness

3. (Physical Geography) a desolate region; barren waste

des•o•la•tion

(ˌdɛs əˈleɪ ʃən)

n.

1. an act of desolating.

2. the state of being desolated.

3. devastation; ruin.

4. loneliness.

5. sorrow; grief; woe.

6. a desolate place.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	desolation - the state of being decayed or destroyed devastation deterioration, impairment - a symptom of reduced quality or strength ruin, ruination - an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family" blight - a state or condition being blighted
	2.	desolation - a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape" bareness, bleakness, nakedness gloominess, glumness, gloom - an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office"
	3.	desolation - sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned forlornness, loneliness sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
	4.	desolation - an event that results in total destruction devastation ruination, ruin - an event that results in destruction

desolation

noun

1. misery, distress, despair, gloom, sadness, woe, anguish, melancholy, unhappiness, dejection, wretchedness, gloominess He expresses his sense of desolation without self-pity.

2. bleakness, isolation, loneliness, solitude, wildness, barrenness, solitariness, forlornness, desolateness We looked out upon a scene of utter desolation.

3. ruin, destruction, havoc, devastation, ruination The army left a trail of desolation and death in its wake.

desolation

noun

A desolate sense of loss:

blankness, emptiness, hollowness, vacuum, void.

Translations

إقْفار، غَم شَديد

bezútěšnostskleslost

fortvivlelsetrøstesløshed

Verlassenheit

abandondésolation

kietlenségvigasztalanság

einmanalegur staîur; einmanaleiki

desolazionedevastazione

ensomhettrøstesløshet

desolação

bezútešnosť

yapayalnızlık

荒芜

desolation

[ˌdesəˈleɪʃən] N

1. (= deserted state) [of landscape] → desolación f

2. (= grief) [of person] → desolación f, desconsuelo m

3. (= act) → asolamiento m, arrasamiento m

desolation

[ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃ^ən] n

(= feeling) → désolation f

(= devastation) → désolation f

desolation

n

(of country by war) → Verwüstung f

(of landscape) → Trostlosigkeit f

(= grief) → Trostlosigkeit f; (= friendlessness) → Verlassenheit f

desolation

[ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃ/ən] n (bleakness, grief) → desolazione f (liter) (devastation) → devastazione f

desolate

(ˈdesələt) adjective

1. (of landscapes, areas etc) very lonely or barren. desolate moorland. verlate, eensame مُقْفِر، قاحِل пуст descampado pustý unwirtlich øde; trøstesløs έρημος, άγονοςdesolado, deshabitado kõle خالی از سکنه؛ سوت و کور autio désoléשומם उजाड़ pust, samotan elhagyott gersang eyðilegur desolato 荒れ果てた 황폐한 tuščias, negyvenamas neapdzīvots; vientulīgs usang desolaatøde, ufruktbarwyludniony ويجاړ، متروك: زړه تنګوونكى. بې جمعيته ويجاړول، بې جمعيته كول، ترك كول descampado pustiu заброшенный pustý pust pust ödslig, enslig, kal ว่างเปล่า; ซึ่งรกร้าง tenha, ıssız 荒涼的 безлюдний; занедбаний غیر آباد ، ویران hoang vắng 荒凉的

2. very sad, lonely and unhappy. troostelose, eensame بائِس، تَعيس тъжен desolado skleslý, deprimovaný trostlos fortvivlet; forladt; ulykkelig δυστυχισμένος, μόνοςdesolado lohutu یکه و تنها؛ درمانده yksinäinen délaisséאומלל, גלמוד अकेला tužan, očajan vigasztalan menyedihkan óhamingjusamur solo さびしい 고독한 vienišas, apleistas pamests; nelaimīgs sunyi diepbedroefdfortvilet, alene og forlatt stroskany عمجن، خواشينى،بىمرستى، بىملګرى، يوازي desolado părăsit покинутый skľúčený, opustený žalosten, obupan utučen tröstlös, bedrövad, ensam หดหู่ใจ; อ้างว้าง; ไร้ความสุข yapayalnız 淒涼的 покинутий; нещасний بہت غمگین ، تنہا اور اداس cô đơn 凄凉的

desoˈlation noun

verwoesting, verlatenheid إقْفار، غَم شَديد опустошение, самота desolação bezútěšnost, skleslost die Verlassenheit fortvivlelse; trøstesløshed ερήμωση, δυστυχίαdesolación, desconsuelo kõledus, lohutamatus اندوه؛ درماندگی lohduttomuus désolationשממה उजाड़ pustoš, samoća kietlenség; vigasztalanság kesedihan einmanalegur staður; einmanaleiki desolazione 荒廃 황폐 시킴, 폐허, 비참 nuniokojimas, vienišumas, sielvartas pamestība; vientulība kesepian verlatenheidtrøstesløshet, ensomhetpustka, strapienie ويجاړتيا، خرا بتيا: خفګان: متروك ځاى، ويرانى، خرابى، يوازى توب desolação părăsire запустение bezútešnosť žalost opustošenost ödslighet, tröstlöshet, ensamhet ความโดดเดี่ยว yapayalnızlık 荒蕪 спустошення; занедбаність تباہ کاری sự hoang vắng 荒芜