desolate
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Britannica Dictionary definition of DESOLATE
[more desolate; most desolate]
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lacking the people, plants, animals, etc., that make people feel welcome in a place
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a landscape as desolate [=barren, lifeless] as the moon
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We drove for hours along a desolate [=deserted] stretch of road.
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very sad and lonely especially because someone you love has died or left
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desolate [=grief-stricken] parents grieving over the death of their son
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desolate thoughts and memories
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Britannica Dictionary definition of DESOLATE
[+ object]
formal + literary
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to make (someone) feel very sad and lonely for a long time
— usually used as (be) desolated
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They were desolated [=(more commonly) devastated] by the death of their son.
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to damage (a place) in such a way that it is no longer suitable for people to live in
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The constant bombings had desolated [=(more commonly) destroyed, devastated] the town.
— desolated
adjective-
a desolated village
