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desolation

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des⋅o⋅la⋅tion

  [des-uh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an act or instance of desolating.
2. the state of being desolated.
3. devastation; ruin.
4. depopulation.
5. dreariness; barrenness.
6. deprivation of companionship; loneliness.
7. sorrow; grief; woe.
8. a desolate place.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL dēsōlātiōn- (s. of dēsōlātiō) abandonment, equiv. to dēsōlāt(us) (see desolate ) + -iōn- -ion
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des·o·la·tion   (děs'ə-lā'shən, děz'-)   
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of desolating.

  2. The state of being desolate.

  3. Devastation; ruin: a drought that brought desolation to the region.

    1. The state of being abandoned or forsaken; loneliness: a sense of utter desolation following the death of his parents.

    2. Wretchedness; misery.

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