desolation

See also: désolation

English

Etymology

From Old French desolacion, from Latin dēsōlātiō.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

desolation (countable and uncountable, plural desolations)

The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
The state of being desolated or laid waste
Synonyms: ruin, solitariness, destitution, gloom, gloominess
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Proverbs 1:26–27:
  
  I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
A place or country wasted and forsaken.

Translations

act of desolating or laying waste

German: Verwüsten n, Verwüstung (de) f

state of being desolated or laid waste

German: Verwüstetsein n, Verwüstung (de) f, Verlassenheit (de) f, Trostlosigkeit f

place or country wasted and forsaken

German: Ort des Elends m, Wüstung (de) f, Wüstenei (de) f, Wüste (de) f

Middle French

Etymology

Latin dēsōlātiō.

Noun

desolation f (plural desolations)

desolation; destruction; annihilation.

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