desolating

ˈdɛs.ə.leɪ.tɪŋ
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Translation of desolating from English into Hebrew

Adjective

1.

saddening

Rarecausing someone to feel extreme sadnessRare
מְדַכֵּא medake
  • The news of the tragedy was desolating for the entire community.הידיעה על הטרגדיה הייתה מדכאת לכל הקהילה.
2.

emptying

Rarecausing a place to be empty or bareRare
מַחֲרִיב machariv
  • The war had a desolating effect on the once vibrant city.המלחמה השפיעה באופן מחריב על העיר שהייתה פעם תוססת.
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Synonyms and analogies of desolating in English

adj.heartbreakingsaddeningdepopulatingdevastatingMore synonyms

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.
desolate
ˈdɛsəˌleɪt
Adjective
1.

place

empty and without people or life
שׁוֹמֵם shomemעֲזוּב נָטוּשׁ
  • The desolate town was eerily silent.העיר השומם הייתה שקטה בצורה מצמררת.
2.

abandoned

showing the effects of abandonment and neglect
נָטוּשׁ natushמוּזְנָח עָזוּב
  • The desolate building stood as a reminder of the area's past prosperity..הבניין הנטוש עמד כתזכורת לשגשוג העבר של האזור.
3.

emotion

feeling very sad and alone
גַּלְמוּד galmudבּוֹדֵד וּמְיוּאָשׁ חָרֵד
  • She felt desolate after the breakup.היא הרגישה גלמודה אחרי הפרידה.
4.

landscape

Rarebarren and lacking vegetationRare
שׁוֹמֵם shomemצַחִיחַ מִדְבָּרִי
  • The desolate desert stretched for miles.המדבר השומם השתרע לאורך קילומטרים רבים.
Verb
tr.
1.

destroy place

cause extensive destruction or make a place bleakly empty
לְהַחֲרִיב לְשַׁמֵּם לְהָמִיט שְׁמָמָה עַל
  • The war desolated the once lively city.המלחמה החריבה את העיר שפעם הייתה תוססת.
2.

emotion

Raremake someone feel very lonely and unhappyRare
לְהוֹתִיר שׁוֹמֵם לְמַלֵּא בְּבְדִידוּת
  • His departure desolated her, filling her days with loneliness..העזיבה שלו הותירה אותה שוממה, ומילאה את ימיה בבדידות.
3.

abandonment

Rareabandon or forsake someone or somethingRare
לִנְטֹשׁ lintoshלַעֲזֹב la'azovלְהַפְקִיר
  • He desolated his responsibilities and left the team.הוא נטש את האחריויות שלו ועזב את הצוות.

Translations of "desolating" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
מְדַכֵּאadj. - medaqe
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