Dictionary & Thesaurus

desolation

1.	(noun) an event that results in total destruction
	Synonyms: devastation
	Related Words: ruin, ruination

2.	(noun) a bleak and desolate atmosphere
	Synonyms: bleakness
	Related Words: gloom, gloominess, glumness

3.	(noun) the state of being decayed or destroyed
	Synonyms: devastation, ruin
	Related Words: blight, deterioration, impairment

4.	(noun) sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
	Synonyms: forlornness, loneliness
	Related Words: sadness, unhappiness