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adjective
- 1. (of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness: "a desolate Pennine moor" Similar Opposite
- 2. feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness: "I suddenly felt desolate and bereft" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. make (a place) appear bleakly empty: "the droughts that desolated the dry plains" Similar
- 2. make (someone) feel utterly wretched and unhappy: "he was desolated by the deaths of his treasured friends" Similar Opposite
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Desolate means empty, sad, or lonely. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
DESOLATE meaning: 1. A desolate place is empty and not...
- Znaczenie Desolate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
DESOLATE definicja: 1. A desolate place is empty and not...
- Desolate: Czech Translation
desolate - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...
- Desolate: French Translation
desolate translate: désolé, délaissé. Learn more in the...
- Desolate: Thai Translation
DESOLATE translate: ว่างเปล่า; ซึ่งรกร้าง, หดหู่ใจ;...
- Desmosome
DESMOSOME definition: 1. a structure that joins two cells...
- Portuguese Translation
desolate translate: deserto, desolado, descampado, desolado....
- Norwegian Translation
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- English (US)
Desolate can be an adjective meaning deserted, lonely, or gloomy, or a verb meaning to devastate or forsake. Learn the word origin, synonyms, examples, and usage of desolate from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Desolate means empty, sad or lonely. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples and synonyms from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Desolate means empty and without people, making you feel sad or frightened. It also means very lonely and unhappy. See pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and usage notes for desolate.
If you feel alone, left out, and devastated, you feel desolate. A deserted, empty, depressing place can be desolate too. If you know the word deserted, you have a clue to the meaning of desolate, a grim word that can describe feelings and places.
The desolate person is deprived of human consolation, relationships, or presence: desolate and despairing. The disconsolate person is aware of the efforts of others to console and comfort, but is unable to be relieved or cheered by them: She remained disconsolate even in the midst of friends.
Desolate can be an adjective meaning empty, lonely, or devastated, or a verb meaning to make someone or something desolate. Learn how to use desolate in different contexts and find synonyms and related words.