desolation

B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/ UK /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #29125

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1

noun
A deep feeling of sadness and loneliness.

A sense of desolation came over her after they left.
2

noun
The state of a place that is empty, ruined or completely destroyed.

After the war, the city was left in total desolation.

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1 noun · a deep feeling of sadness... loneliness gloom

2 noun · the state of a place that... devastation ruin

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English desolacioun, from Middle French, Old French desolacion f, from Latin dēsōlātiō f.

desolacioun Middle English desolacion Old French dēsōlātiō Latin

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# desolation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən
**Frequency rank:** 29125

## Meanings
1. A deep feeling of sadness and loneliness.
2. The state of a place that is empty, ruined or completely destroyed.

## Examples
- A sense of desolation came over her after they left.
- After the war, the city was left in total desolation.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: desolacioun
- Root: desolacion
- Root: dēsōlātiō

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English desolacioun, from Middle French, Old French desolacion f, from Latin dēsōlātiō f.

## AI Etymology
desolation is inherited from Middle English desolacioun, from Middle French, Old French desolacion f, from Latin dēsōlātiō f. The historical chain includes Middle English desolacioun, Old French desolacion, Latin dēsōlātiō. Current senses include A deep feeling of sadness and loneliness and The state of a place that is empty, ruined or completely destroyed.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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