English dictionary

desolation

/,d/E/s/@/'l/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the state of being decayed or destroyed

noun.state

Synonyms devastation

Source: WordNet 3.0
a bleak and desolate atmosphere

noun.state

Synonyms bareness bleakness nakedness

Source: WordNet 3.0
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

noun.feeling

Synonyms forlornness loneliness

Source: WordNet 3.0
an event that results in total destruction

noun.event

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.

noun

Source: webster1913