desolation (EN)
Navneord

Navneord “desolation”

sg. desolation, uncountable
  1. fortvivlelse
    After the divorce, he wandered his empty home, overwhelmed by a profound desolation.
  2. ødelæggelse
    After the wildfire, the forest was a scene of desolation, with charred trees and ash-covered ground as far as the eye could see.
  3. ødelæggelsesproces
    The desolation of the ancient city was complete, its buildings reduced to rubble and its people long since fled.
  4. øde område
    The abandoned village had become a desolation, with empty houses and overgrown streets where no one dared to live.