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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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DESOLATION definition: 1. the state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed: 2. the state of…. Learn more.
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. : the action of desolating. the pitiful desolation and slaughter of World War I D. F. Fleming. 2. a. : grief, sadness. … he put his trembling hands to his head, and gave a wild ringing scream, the cry of desolation. George Eliot. b. : loneliness. 3. : devastation, ruin. a scene of utter desolation. 4. : barren wasteland.
Desolation definition: an act or instance of destroying or devastating land, population, community, etc. See examples of DESOLATION used in a sentence.
DESOLATION meaning: 1. the state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed: 2. the state of…. Learn more.
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]
Definition of desolation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
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.
