desolation

Noun
Synonyms: devastationbleaknessbarenessnakednessforlornnessloneliness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. the state of being decayed or destroyedSynonyms: devastation
  2. a bleak and desolate atmosphere“the nakedness of the landscape”Synonyms: bleaknessbarenessnakedness
  3. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandonedSynonyms: forlornnessloneliness
  4. an event that results in total destructionSynonyms: devastation
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Desolation \Des`o*la"tion\, n. [F. d['e]solation, L. desolatio.]

1.The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation. [1913 Webster]

Unto the end of the war desolations are determined.— Dan. ix. 26.[1913 Webster]

2.The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess. [1913 Webster]

You would have sold your king to slaughter, . . . And his whole kingdom into desolation.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

3.A place or country wasted and forsaken. [1913 Webster]

How is Babylon become a desolation!— Jer. l. 23.

Syn: Waste; ruin; destruction; havoc; devastation; ravage; sadness; destitution; melancholy; gloom; gloominess. [1913 Webster]

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