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   desolate

   adjective

   • 1. (of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness: "a desolate Pennine moor" Similar barrenbleakstarkbaredismalgrimdesertwastearidsterilewildwindsweptinhospitableexposeddeserteduninhabitedunoccupieddepopulatedforsakengodforsakenabandonedunpeopleduntenantedevacuatedemptyvacatedvacantunfrequentedunvisitedsolitarylonelysecludedisolatedremoteOpposite fertilepopulous
   • 2. feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness: "I suddenly felt desolate and bereft" Similar miserablesadunhappymelancholygloomyglumdespondentcomfortlessdepressedmournfuldisconsolatebroken-heartedheavy-heartedgrief-strickenwretcheddowncastcast downdejecteddownhearteddispiriteddevastateddespairinginconsolableanguishedcrushedforlorncrestfallenupsetdistressedgrievingwoebegonebereftin low spiritsinformal:bluedowncut upOpposite joyful

   verb

   • 1. make (a place) appear bleakly empty: "the droughts that desolated the dry plains" Similar devastateravageruinmake/leave desolateleave in ruinsdestroywrecklay waste towreak havoc onlevelrazedemolishwipe outobliterateannihilategutdepopulateemptyrare:depredatespoliate
   • 2. make (someone) feel utterly wretched and unhappy: "he was desolated by the deaths of his treasured friends" Similar disheartendispiritdauntdistressdepressmake sad/unhappysaddencast downdejectmake miserablemake gloomy/despondentweigh downoppressinformal:shatterfloorOpposite cheer

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin desolatus ‘abandoned’, past participle of desolare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + solus ‘alone’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. desolately adverb
   • 2. desolateness noun
   • 3. desolator noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › desolateDesolate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   desolate: [adjective] devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDESOLATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DESOLATE definition: 1. A desolate place is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it: 2…. Learn more.

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   DESOLATE meaning: 1. A desolate place is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it: 2…. Learn more.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdesolate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   The house stands desolate and empty. The land was left desolate. The landscape was completely desolate. a rather desolate place; It was difficult to imagine a more desolate place. The forest was now a desolate wasteland of charred tree stumps. There stretched out before them miles of utterly wild and desolate terrain.

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   Desolate definition: barren or laid waste; devastated. See examples of DESOLATE used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDESOLATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   desolate, disconsolate, forlorn suggest one who is in a sad and wretched condition. The desolate person is deprived of human consolation, relationships, or presence: desolate and despairing. The disconsolate person is aware of the efforts of others to console and comfort, but is unable to be relieved or cheered by them: She remained disconsolate even in the midst of friends.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › desolateDesolate - definition of desolate by The Free Dictionary

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   desolate: See: abandoned , barren , bleak , derelict , despoil , despondent , destroy , devastate , devoid , disconsolate , efface , eliminate , empty , eradicate ...

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdesolate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of desolate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › desolateDesolate Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Desolate definition: Feeling, showing, causing, or expressing sadness or loneliness.

11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › desolateDesolate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    desolate: 1 adj providing no shelter or sustenance “the desolate surface of the moon” Synonyms: bare , barren , bleak , stark inhospitable unfavorable to life or growth adj crushed by grief “depressed and desolate of soul” “a low desolate wail” Synonyms: disconsolate , inconsolable , unconsolable sad beyond comforting; incapable of being ...