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English noun: desolation | |||
| 1. | desolation (state) the state of being decayed or destroyed | ||
| Synonyms | devastation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deterioration, impairment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blight, ruin, ruination | ||
| 2. | desolation (state) a bleak and desolate atmosphere | ||
| Samples | The nakedness of the landscape. | ||
| Synonyms | bareness, bleakness, nakedness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gloom, gloominess, glumness | ||
| 3. | desolation (feeling) sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned | ||
| Synonyms | forlornness, loneliness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sadness, unhappiness | ||
| 4. | desolation (event) an event that results in total destruction | ||
| Synonyms | devastation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ruin, ruination | ||
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