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Meaning of 'desolation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Desolation [ n.]
- The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
- The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess.
- A place or country wasted and forsaken.

Meaning of 'desolation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . desolation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a bleak and desolate atmosphere
Example in sentence:
  • the nakedness of the landscape

Nearby Words:

descant descanted descanter descanting descend descendant descended descendent descender descendibility

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