desolate

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To deprive of inhabitants.
2. To devastate or lay waste somewhere.
3. To abandon or forsake something.
4. To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.

Adj

1. Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
2. Barren and lifeless.
3. Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc.
4. Dismal or dreary.
5. Sad, forlorn and hopeless.

Concepten

somber

verlaten

eenzaam

woest

naargeestig

troosteloos

doods

💀

uitgestorven

weemoedig

zwaarmoedig

desolaat

godvergeten

betrokken

godverlaten

bewolkt

☁️

donker

droefgeestig

duister

melancholiek

mistroostig

triestig

Synoniemen

lonely

deserted

dreary

forlorn

lonesome

solitary

desert

🏜️

uninhabited

bleak

barren

devastate

waste

depopulate

alone

abandoned

forsaken

gaunt

gloomy

abandon

wild

secluded

stark

lay waste to

ravage

derelict

bare

empty

lone

unoccupied

scourge

neglected

disconsolate

sad

☹️

forsake

isolated

unpopulated

vacant

uninhabitable

distress

out of the way

dismal

ruined

lay waste

mournful

harsh

quiet

heartsick

inconsolable

destroy

savage

Vertalingen

verlassen

desolado

öde

desolado

désolé

desolato

έρημος

désert

🏜️

devastare

deserto

🏜️

ravager

trostlos

deserto

abbandonato

desolare

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈdɛsələt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: desolate

In summary

From Middle English desolaten (“to desolate”), from desolat(e) (“desolate”), from Latin dēsōlātus, perfect passive participle of dēsōlō (“to leave alone, make lonely, lay waste, desolate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more.