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desolation

/,dɛsə'leɪʃən/

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noun
a bleak and desolate atmosphere
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bareness bleakness nakedness

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gloom gloominess glumness
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sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
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forlornness loneliness

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sadness unhappiness
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an event that results in total destruction
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devastation

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ruin ruination
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the state of being decayed or destroyed
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devastation

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impairment deterioration

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lamentations an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah
book of lamentations an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah