1. Noun
The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
2. Noun
The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess.
3. Noun
A place or country wasted and forsaken.
4. Noun
the state of being decayed or destroyed
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5. Noun
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
6. Noun
a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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