What is the meaning of desolation?

The state of being decayed or destroyed.
- synonyms: devastation
A bleak and desolate atmosphere.
- usage: "the nakedness of the landscape"
- synonyms: bleakness, bareness, nakedness
Sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned.
- synonyms: forlornness, loneliness
An event that results in total destruction.
- synonyms: devastation

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APA	WordNet. (2010). desolation. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/desolation/definitions/1270040
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