Desolation

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ËŒdÉ›səˈleɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From Old French desolacion, from Latin dēsōlātiō.

Full definition of desolation

Noun

1. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
2. The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess.
3. A place or country wasted and forsaken.----