desolation
UK/ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/
desolation noun: the act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
Noun
desolation (countable and uncountable, plural desolations)
- The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
- The state of being desolated or laid waste
- I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 1:26–27
- One or two uncovered masses appeared like the lingering foot-prints of desolation; but in general where the statelier trees had not taken root, the soil was luxuriantly covered with heath and the golden blossomed furze.1823, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Forget Me Not 1824, The Indian Orphan, page 68
- Synonyms:
- ruin, solitariness, destitution, gloom, gloominess
- A place or country wasted and forsaken.
desolation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam
desolation in Tamil
- பாழ்படுத்துதல், பாழ்நிலை, பாடநிலை, பாடழிவு, தரிசு நிலம், மக்கள் நடமாட்டமில்லா இடம்
desolation in Urdu
- خرابی, ویرانی
desolation in Telugu
- desolation, waste, ruin
- అధ్వానము adhvānamu
desolation in Malayalam
- നിർജ്ജനീകരണം, ഏകാന്തത, ആൾപ്പാർപ്പില്ലാത്ത സ്ഥലം
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- desolation in Punjabi
- ਵੀਰਾਨ vīrān, ویران vīrān
Synonyms of desolation
Forms of desolation
| plural | desolations |
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Origin of desolation
Inherited from Middle English desolacioun, from Middle French, Old French desolacion f, from Latin dēsōlātiō f.
Phrases with desolation
Words that rhyme with desolation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about desolation
- What does desolation mean?
- Desolation means the act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
- What is desolation in Tamil?
- Desolation in Tamil is பாழ்படுத்துதல், பாழ்நிலை, பாடநிலை. See Desolation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is desolation?
- Desolation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce desolation?
- Desolation is pronounced /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of desolation?
- The plural of desolation is desolations.
Words near desolation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: desolation (page history and authors); desolation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); desolation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అధ్వానము (Telugu) (page history and authors); desolation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ویران (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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