| NOUN | state | desolation, devastation | the state of being decayed or destroyed |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | desolation, bleakness, bareness, nakedness | a bleak / bleak and desolate atmosphere | |
| feeling | desolation, forlornness, loneliness | sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned | |
| event | desolation, devastation | an event that results in total destruction |
| Sounds | deh.sahley'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The state of being decayed or destroyed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | devastation | |
| Narrower | blight | A state or condition being blighted |
| ruin, ruination | An irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction | |
| Broader | deterioration, impairment | A symptom of reduced quality or strength |
| Spanish | desolación, devastación | |
| Catalan | desolació, devastació | |
| Verbs | desolate | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly |
| Meaning | A bleak / bleak and desolate atmosphere. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | bleakness, bareness, nakedness | |
| Broader | gloom, gloominess, glumness | An atmosphere of depression and melancholy |
| Spanish | desnudez, desolación | |
| Catalan | desolació | |
| Verbs | desolate | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly |
| Meaning | sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | forlornness, loneliness | |
| Broader | sadness, unhappiness | emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being |
| Spanish | abandono, desamparo, descuido, desolación | |
| Catalan | abandó, abandonament, desemparament, desemparança | |
| Verbs | desolate | leave someone who needs or counts on you |
| Meaning | An event that results in total destruction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | devastation | |
| Broader | ruin, ruination | An event that results in destruction |
| Spanish | desolación, devastación | |
| Catalan | desolació, devastació | |
| Verbs | desolate | reduce in population |
| desolate | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | |
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