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   desolate

   adjective

   • 1. (of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness: "a desolate Pennine moor" Similar barrenbleakstarkbaredismalgrimdesertwastearidsterilewildwindsweptinhospitableexposeddeserteduninhabitedunoccupieddepopulatedforsakengodforsakenabandonedunpeopleduntenantedevacuatedemptyvacatedvacantunfrequentedunvisitedsolitarylonelysecludedisolatedremoteOpposite fertilepopulous
   • 2. feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness: "I suddenly felt desolate and bereft" Similar miserablesadunhappymelancholygloomyglumdespondentcomfortlessdepressedmournfuldisconsolatebroken-heartedheavy-heartedgrief-strickenwretcheddowncastcast downdejecteddownhearteddispiriteddevastateddespairinginconsolableanguishedcrushedforlorncrestfallenupsetdistressedgrievingwoebegonebereftin low spiritsinformal:bluedowncut upOpposite joyful

   verb

   • 1. make (a place) appear bleakly empty: "the droughts that desolated the dry plains" Similar devastateravageruinmake/leave desolateleave in ruinsdestroywrecklay waste towreak havoc onlevelrazedemolishwipe outobliterateannihilategutdepopulateemptyrare:depredatespoliate
   • 2. make (someone) feel utterly wretched and unhappy: "he was desolated by the deaths of his treasured friends" Similar disheartendispiritdauntdistressdepressmake sad/unhappysaddencast downdejectmake miserablemake gloomy/despondentweigh downoppressinformal:shatterfloorOpposite cheer

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin desolatus ‘abandoned’, past participle of desolare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + solus ‘alone’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. desolately adverb
   • 2. desolateness noun
   • 3. desolator noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDESOLATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Desolate can mean empty and unattractive, or extremely sad and feeling alone. Learn how to use this adjective with definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and examples from various sources.

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   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.

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDESOLATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Desolate means empty, sad or lonely. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples and synonyms from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Desolate definition: barren or laid waste; devastated. See examples of DESOLATE used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdesolate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of desolate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   If you know the word deserted, you have a clue to the meaning of desolate, a grim word that can describe feelings and places. When a person feels desolate, he feels deserted, lonely, hopeless, and sad.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › desolate_adjdesolate, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

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   Desolate means left alone, without companion, solitary, lonely, or in ruinous state or neglected condition. It comes from Latin desolātus, past participle of desolāre, to lay waste.