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desolation (EN)
substantiivi

substantiivi “desolation”

yksikkö desolation, ei-laskettava
  1. syvä suru ja yksinäisyys
    After the divorce, he wandered his empty home, overwhelmed by a profound desolation.
  2. autioituminen (paikan tuhoutunut tai tuhottu tila)
    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. hävitys (prosessi, joka johtaa paikan tuhoamiseen ja ihmisten lähdöön)
    The desolation of the ancient city was complete, its buildings reduced to rubble and its people long since fled.
  4. autio alue (alue, joka on tuhottu ja hylätty)
    The abandoned village had become a desolation, with empty houses and overgrown streets where no one dared to live.