Definition
Definition of desolating - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
saddeningRare causing someone to feel extreme sadnessRare
- The news of the tragedy was desolating for the entire community.
2.
emptyingRare causing a place to be empty or bareRare
- The war had a desolating effect on the once vibrant city.
Origin of desolating
Latin, desolare (to leave alone)
Examples of desolating in a sentence
His desolating words left her in tears. The hurricane had a desolating impact on the coastal town. The desolating drought left the fields barren.
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- French:désolant, ...
- German:verheerend, verwüstend, ...
- Italian:desolante, spopolante, ...
- Spanish:desolador, devastador, ...
- Portuguese:desolador, devastador, ...
- Chinese:令人悲伤, 使荒凉的, ...
- Japanese:悲惨な, 荒廃させる, ...
- Arabic:مفجع, مُفرِّغ, ...
- Hebrew:מְדַכֵּא, מַחֲרִיב, ...
- Russian:опустошающий, обезлюживающий, ...
- Ukrainian:спустошливий, знелюднюючий, ...
- Hindi:विनाशकारी, ...
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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