desolation

English - Turkish

Definition of desolation in English Turkish dictionary

terkedilmişlik

yalnızlık

ıssızlık

kimsesizlik

viranlık

yeis

{i} keder

{i} üzüntü

haraplık

virane

harabe

mahv

perişanlık

terk edilmişlik

English - English

Definition of desolation in English English dictionary

A place or country wasted and forsaken

The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess

The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation

{n} destruction, sadness, gloominess

an event that results in total destruction

{i} ruin, destruction; barrenness, bleakness; misery, loneliness

a bleak and desolate atmosphere

disapproval If you refer to desolation in a place, you mean that it is empty and frightening, for example because it has been destroyed by a violent force or army. We looked out upon a scene of desolation and ruin = devastation

sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness. Kozelek expresses his sense of desolation absolutely without self-pity. = misery

the state of being decayed or destroyed

Hyphenation

des·o·la·tion

Turkish pronunciation

desıleyşın

Synonyms

bareness, bleakness, desert, devastation, dissolution, extinction, forlornness, isolation, loneliness, ruin, solitariness, solitude, waste, wildness, wreck

Antonyms

civilization, cheer, comfort, happiness, joy

Pronunciation

/ˌdesəˈlāsʜən/ /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/