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desolation (EN)
zelfstandig naamwoord

zelfstandig naamwoord “desolation”

enkelvoud desolation, ontelbaar
  1. diepe droefheid en eenzaamheid
    After the divorce, he wandered his empty home, overwhelmed by a profound desolation.
  2. verwoesting
    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. het proces van verwoesting of vernietiging (waardoor een plek vaak verlaten wordt)
    The desolation of the ancient city was complete, its buildings reduced to rubble and its people long since fled.
  4. een verlaten en verwoeste plek
    The abandoned village had become a desolation, with empty houses and overgrown streets where no one dared to live.