desolation
3
7.6
- noun
- /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/
:
desolación
- After losing her job, she felt a deep sense of desolation as if no one cared about her.
- desolation and loneliness
That all up and down the disappearing world we mourned Africa sent up a huge cry of desolation.
- That all up and down the disappearing world we mourned Africa sent up a huge cry of desolation.
- He turns the kind of desolation and loneliness of human existence into something joyful and almost meaningful.
- If joy and gesture couldn't unseat desolation, then perhaps joy in desperation, right?
Examples
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Eric glances over as a look of utter desolation crosses Corbett's face.
Fiction book (1993) -
And if that were true, his life, his loneliness, his sense of desolation meant nothing.
Fiction book (1999) -
The place's theatrical feel is romantic to her in the desolation of the moment.
Fiction book (2000) -
And in truth, it could be that right now he is laughing at and understanding the desolation of humanity.
Academic text (2007) -
Days passed with the same monotony and brought us the same desolation: we were boys who would never grow up.
Fiction book (1998) -
All at once she would feel a stab of emptiness, of desolation.
Fiction book (1997) -
Five minutes later, it disappeared, leaving Reith with a sense of chill and desolation.
Fiction book (1993) -
Everything between me and Nate is desolation, sadness, Disappointment after disappointment.
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By the sight of him, she was overcome with desolation, premonition like the nausea of one about to faint.
Fiction book (1994) -
Motionless, she stared out at the planet, as if sculpted of desolation and heartache.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
210
3.5
A complete loss of hope
141
2.3
A sad feeling when you are alone and feel separate from others
13
5.8
A feeling of extreme sadness and shock after a big loss
4
8.3
A strong feeling of sadness and loss of hope after something bad
3
6.3
A cold, empty feeling that makes a place or situation seem sad
1
8.8
A feeling of deep sadness and no hope
1
9.9
A deep sadness that lasts a long time and is hard to escape
1
3.4
A feeling of sadness and little hope felt by people or in a place
A feeling of deep sadness and loneliness when you are left alone
A feeling of being very lonely and empty after loss
A feeling of being left completely alone and unwanted
A deep sadness that nothing can comfort
A feeling of deep sadness that nothing can comfort
Extreme misery and suffering that makes life very hard
A quiet feeling of sadness and low spirits
A feeling of sadness and low energy
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Desolation comes from the Latin parts de- and solus, where solus means 'alone'. A helpful image is a person left 'completely alone' and empty inside, which is why desolation can mean deep sadness from being abandoned.