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Definition/Meaning

(noun)

state of complete emptiness or destruction marked by extreme sadness and anguish caused by loss, misery, or loneliness;

e.g. He felt complete desolation at his mother's passing.

(noun)

barren wasteland;

e.g. The desert is an area of desolation for miles around.

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Similar Words

Aggrievement

Annihilation

Blues

Chagrin

Cynicism

Dejection

Demolition

Depression

Despondency

Destruction

Disrepair

Doldrums

Downslide

Downtrend

Downturn

Dumps

Effacement

Extermination

Extinction

Gloom

Havoc

Ill-being

Loss

Lowering

Malaise

Melancholia

Melancholy

Mincemeat

Neglect

Oppression

Pessimism

Resignation

Ruin

Ruination

Self-pity

Wastage

Wreckage

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Related Words

Affliction

Agony

Anguish

Assassination

Boredom

Breakup

Brush

Bush

Collapse

Decadence

Decay

Declension

Declination

Decline

Decrepitude

Degeneracy

Degeneration

Degradation

Dereliction

Descent

Despair

Desperation

Despoliation

Despondency

Deterioration

Devolution

Disappointment

Discontent

Discouragement

Disintegration

Dismay

Displeasure

Dissatisfaction

Dissolution

Distress

Dolor

Downfall

Downgrade

Ebb

Eclipse

Effacement

Ennui

Execution

Fall

Grief

Heartache

Heartbreak

Inattention

Killing

Letdown

Massacre

Melancholia

Misery

Mourning

Nature

Negligence

Open

Out-of-doors

Outdoors

Pain

Regret

Rue

Ruin

Ruination

Self-pity

Slaughter

Sorrow

Tedium

Wild

Wilderness

Woe

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Phrases

• black hole

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