Pronunciation: /ˈdɛsələt/
verb to make someone feel very sad and alone
A1 The abandoned house looked desolate.
A2 After the war, the city was desolated and in ruins.
B1 The once bustling town was desolated by a natural disaster.
B2 The virus desolated the population, leaving few survivors.
C1 The dictator's regime desolated the country, leaving it in a state of despair.
C2 The war desolated entire regions, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
adjective having been deserted or left without inhabitants
A1 The abandoned house looked desolate.
A2 The once bustling town had become desolate after the factory closed down.
B1 The desolate landscape stretched out for miles with no sign of life.
B2 The desolate island was uninhabited and eerie in its solitude.
C1 The desolate atmosphere of the war-torn city was palpable.
C2 The desolate wasteland was a stark reminder of the consequences of human greed.
formal The desolate landscape stretched out before us, devoid of any signs of life.
informal The abandoned town looked so desolate, like something out of a ghost story.
slang The party was so boring, it was like a desolate wasteland.
figurative Her heart felt desolate after the breakup, like a barren wasteland of emotions.
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