Pronunciation: /ˈdɛsəˌleɪtɪd/
verb to make someone feel very sad and lonely
A1 The abandoned house looked desolated.
A2 After the earthquake, the town was desolated.
B1 The war desolated the once thriving city.
B2 The pandemic desolated the tourism industry.
C1 The dictator's regime desolated the country for decades.
C2 The environmental disaster desolated the entire region, leaving it uninhabitable.
adjective feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness
A1 The abandoned house looked desolated.
A2 The once bustling town now appeared desolated.
B1 The aftermath of the hurricane left the area desolated.
B2 The war-torn city was desolated, with buildings reduced to rubble.
C1 The desolated landscape was a stark reminder of the environmental impact of human activity.
C2 The desolated village bore the scars of years of neglect and poverty.
formal The once bustling town was now desolated after the earthquake.
informal The park looked so desolated on a rainy day.
slang The party was so boring, it felt desolated in there.
figurative Her heart felt desolated after the breakup.
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