Desolation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being decayed or destroyed

a bleak and desolate atmosphere

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈɔːbæk/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɛsəlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɛsəlˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈɔːbæk/.

Examples

the nakedness of the landscape

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

loneliness nakedness bleakness forlornness bareness devastation

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being decayed or destroyed
noun	a bleak and desolate atmosphere “the nakedness of the landscape”
noun	sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
noun	an event that results in total destruction

Word Forms

devastate	verb	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
desolate	verb	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
bleak	adjective	providing no shelter or sustenance
lonely	adjective	marked by dejection from being alone

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verwüstung

der Zustand des Verfalls oder der Zerstörung

🇫🇷French

désolation

l'état d'être pourri ou détruit

🇪🇸Spanish

soledad

el estado de descomposición o destrucción

🇮🇹Italian

desolazione

lo stato di decomposizione o distruzione

🇳🇱Dutch

verwoesting

de staat van verval of vernietiging

🇵🇹Portuguese

desolação

o estado de estar deteriorado ou destruído

🇷🇺Russian

запустение

состояние разложения или разрушения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वीरानी

क्षय या नष्ट होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

জনশূন্যতা

ক্ষয়প্রাপ্ত বা ধ্বংস হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

பாழடைதல்

சிதைந்த அல்லது அழிக்கப்பட்ட நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్జనమైపోవడం

క్షీణించిన లేదా నాశనం చేయబడిన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

ओसाड

सडलेली किंवा नष्ट होण्याची अवस्था

🇮🇳Gujarati

તારાજી

ક્ષીણ અથવા નાશ પામવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಜನ

ಕೊಳೆತ ಅಥವಾ ನಾಶವಾಗುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിജനത

ക്ഷയിച്ചതോ നശിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നതോ ആയ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਜਾੜ

ਸੜਨ ਜਾਂ ਨਸ਼ਟ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ویرانی

بوسیدہ یا تباہ ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

荒凉

腐烂或毁坏的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

荒廃

腐敗または破壊された状態

🇰🇷Korean

쓸쓸함

부패하거나 파괴된 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tàn phá

tình trạng bị phân hủy hoặc bị phá hủy

🇹🇭Thai

ความรกร้าง

สภาพที่ผุพังหรือถูกทำลาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesedihan

keadaan membusuk atau hancur

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkatiwangwang

ang estado ng nabubulok o nawasak

🇲🇾Malay

ketandusan

keadaan yang reput atau musnah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخراب

حالة الاضمحلال أو التدمير

🇮🇷Persian

ویرانی

حالت پوسیده شدن یا از بین رفتن

🇹🇷Turkish

ıssızlık

Çürümüş veya yok olmuş olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁמָמָה

המצב של ריקבון או הרס

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