desolation (EN)

noun

noun “desolation”

1. a deep sadness and loneliness
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   After the divorce, he wandered his empty home, overwhelmed by a profound desolation.
2. the condition where a place is ruined or destroyed
   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. the process of ruining or destroying a place, often resulting in it being empty of people
   The desolation of the ancient city was complete, its buildings reduced to rubble and its people long since fled.
4. an area that has been ruined and abandoned
   The abandoned village had become a desolation, with empty houses and overgrown streets where no one dared to live.