desolating
ˈdɛs.ə.leɪ.tɪŋ
Definition

Definition of desolating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
saddeningRarecausing someone to feel extreme sadnessRare
  • The news of the tragedy was desolating for the entire community.
heartbreaking saddening
2.
emptyingRarecausing a place to be empty or bareRare
  • The war had a desolating effect on the once vibrant city.
depopulating devastating
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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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  1. French:désolant, ...
  2. German:verheerend, verwüstend, ...
  3. Italian:desolante, spopolante, ...
  4. Spanish:desolador, devastador, ...
  5. Portuguese:desolador, devastador, ...
  6. Chinese:令人悲伤, 使荒凉的, ...
  7. Japanese:悲惨な, 荒廃させる, ...
  8. Arabic:مفجع, مُفرِّغ, ...
  9. Hebrew:מְדַכֵּא, מַחֲרִיב, ...
  10. Russian:опустошающий, обезлюживающий, ...
  11. Ukrainian:спустошливий, знелюднюючий, ...
  12. Hindi:विनाशकारी, ...
desolate
ˈdɛsəˌleɪt

Definition of desolate - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
placeempty and without people or life
  • The desolate town was eerily silent.
barren bleak forsaken
2.
abandonedshowing the effects of abandonment and neglect
  • The desolate building stood as a reminder of the area's past prosperity..
abandoned forsaken neglected
3.
emotionfeeling very sad and alone
  • She felt desolate after the breakup.
forlorn lonely
4.
landscapeRarebarren and lacking vegetationRare
  • The desolate desert stretched for miles.
arid barren bleak

Verb

tr.
1.
destroy placecause extensive destruction or make a place bleakly empty
  • The war desolated the once lively city.
devastate ravage ruin
2.
emotionRaremake someone feel very lonely and unhappyRare
  • His departure desolated her, filling her days with loneliness..
demoralize devastate dishearten
3.
abandonmentRareabandon or forsake someone or somethingRare
  • He desolated his responsibilities and left the team.
desert forsake strand
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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.

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  1. French:désert, dévaste, ...
  2. German:verlassen, verwüsten, ...
  3. Italian:desolato, devastare, ...
  4. Spanish:desolado, desolar, ...
  5. Portuguese:desolado, devastar, ...
  6. Chinese:荒凉的, 使荒芜, ...
  7. Japanese:荒涼とした, 荒廃させる, ...
  8. Arabic:مُوحِش, دَمَّرَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:שׁוֹמֵם, לְהַחֲרִיב, ...
  10. Russian:пустынный, опустошать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:пустельний, спустошувати, ...
  12. Hindi:निर्जन, सूखा देना, ...

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