desolationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌdes.əlˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdes.əlˈeɪ.ʃən/desolation noun [ U ] (EMPTINESS)
the state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed:
a scene of desolation
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Empty
- bare
- barren
- blank
- clear
- dead
- deserted
- desolate
- emptiness
- empty
- flat
- hollow
- lifeless
- nothingness
- unfurnished
- uninhabited
- unoccupied
- vacant
- vacuum
- void
desolation noun [ U ] (SADNESS)
the state of feeling sad and alone:
a feeling of utter desolation
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Sadness and regret
- a heavy heart idiom
- be/weigh on your conscience idiom
- bitter
- bring a lump to/have a lump in your throat idiom
- broken-hearted
- gloom
- gloomy
- guilt complex
- guilt trip
- guilt-ridden
- guilt trip
- heartache
- lament
- melancholy
- mourn
- rue the day idiom
- rueful
- sackcloth
- sad
- sadly
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