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Definition of desolated - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
unhappyRare feeling or showing great unhappinessRare
- She felt desolated after hearing the bad news.
2.
abandoned landRare empty and in a state of bleaknessRare
- The desolated town had no signs of life.
Origin of desolated
Latin, desolare (abandon)
Examples of desolated in a sentence
The desolated child cried for hours. The desolated beach stretched for miles. After the fire, the desolated forest was eerily silent.
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- French:désolé, désert, ...
- German:verzweifelt, verlassen, ...
- Italian:desolato, vuoto, ...
- Spanish:desolado, desierto, ...
- Portuguese:desolada, desolado, ...
- Chinese:极度沮丧的, 荒凉的, ...
- Japanese:悲嘆に暮れた, 荒れ果てた, ...
- Arabic:محزن, مُقفِر, ...
- Hebrew:מְיֹאָשׁ, שׁוֹמֵם, ...
- Russian:опечаленный, опустошённый, ...
- Ukrainian:спустошена, спустошений, ...
- Hindi:उदास, उजाड़, ...
Definition of desolate - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
placeempty and without people or life
- The desolate town was eerily silent.
2.
abandonedshowing the effects of abandonment and neglect
- The desolate building stood as a reminder of the area's past prosperity..
3.
emotionfeeling very sad and alone
- She felt desolate after the breakup.
4.
landscapeRare barren and lacking vegetationRare
- The desolate desert stretched for miles.
Verb
1.
destroy placecause extensive destruction or make a place bleakly empty
- The war desolated the once lively city.
2.
emotionRare make someone feel very lonely and unhappyRare
- His departure desolated her, filling her days with loneliness..
3.
abandonmentRare abandon or forsake someone or somethingRare
- He desolated his responsibilities and left the team.
Origin of desolate
Latin, desolatus (abandoned)
Examples of desolate in a sentence
A desolate beach greeted them at dawn. The desolate streets echoed with silence. A desolate playground lay forgotten at the edge of town. He felt desolate after losing his job. The desolate child sat alone on the playground. The desolate landscape was hauntingly beautiful.
They traveled through a desolate wasteland. Storms desolated the coastal villages last winter. Looters desolated the marketplace overnight. The news desolated him, leaving him in despair. The loss of her pet desolated her completely. She desolated her dreams and moved on. The company desolated its old values for profit.
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- French:désert, dévaste, ...
- German:verlassen, verwüsten, ...
- Italian:desolato, devastare, ...
- Spanish:desolado, desolar, ...
- Portuguese:desolado, devastar, ...
- Chinese:荒凉的, 使荒芜, ...
- Japanese:荒涼とした, 荒廃させる, ...
- Arabic:مُوحِش, دَمَّرَ, ...
- Hebrew:שׁוֹמֵם, לְהַחֲרִיב, ...
- Russian:пустынный, опустошать, ...
- Ukrainian:пустельний, спустошувати, ...
- Hindi:निर्जन, सूखा देना, ...
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