desolation B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/ UK /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #29125 Meanings 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a deep feeling of sadness... lonelinessgloom 2 noun · the state of a place that... devastationruin Etymology AI details Inherited from Middle English desolacioun, from Middle French, Old French desolacion f, from Latin dēsōlātiō f. desolacioun Middle English desolacion Old French dēsōlātiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown