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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 meaning: 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 is emptiness and hopelessness. It can describe a poor, dirty, treeless town or a broken heart. Desolation is depressing and bleak. People arriving at the scenes of natural disasters, like tornadoes, often speak about the desolation around them.
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. [disapproval]
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 meaning: 1 : extreme sadness caused by loss or loneliness; 2 : the condition of a place or thing that has been damaged in such a way that it is no longer suitable for people to live in the state or condition of being desolate.
Definition of desolation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Desolation absorbed her into her thoughts, until Jade spoke again. Desolation , unlike anything she'd ever felt, made her want to sink into the ground and stay there. Words are powerless to describe the desolation of that prison-house, or the joy of the soul that is delivered out of its captivity.
