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desolation
Found in thesaurus: deterioration, impairment, gloominess, glumness, gloom, sadness, unhappiness, ruination, ruin
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desolation
n.
ruin, destruction; barrenness, bleakness; misery, loneliness
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Desolation
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desolation
Noun
1. the state of being decayed or destroyed
(synonym) devastation
(hypernym) deterioration, impairment
(hyponym) ruin, ruination
(derivation) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
2. a bleak and desolate atmosphere
(synonym) bleakness
(hypernym) gloom, gloominess, glumness
(derivation) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
3. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
(synonym) forlornness, loneliness
(hypernym) sadness, unhappiness
(derivation) abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
4. an event that results in total destruction
(synonym) devastation
(hypernym) ruin, ruination
(derivation) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
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désolation
nf.
desolation
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desolation
n.
opuštěnost; zkáza; sklícenost; smutek
