desolate

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛsələt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

verlassen

öde

desolado

desolado

désolé

desolato

désert

🏜️

έρημος

devastare

somber

eenzaam

ravager

naargeestig

trostlos

deserto