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desolation
 
Noun desolation has 4 senses
  1. devastation, desolation - the state of being decayed or destroyed
    --1 is a kind of deterioration, impairment
    --1 has particulars: ruin, ruination; blight
    Derived form: verb desolate3
  2. bleakness, desolation - a bleak and desolate atmosphere
    --2 is a kind of gloom, gloominess, glumness
    Derived form: verb desolate3
  3. forlornness, loneliness, desolation - sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
    --3 is a kind of sadness, unhappiness
    Derived form: verb desolate1
  4. devastation, desolation - an event that results in total destruction
    --4 is a kind of ruin, ruination
    Derived forms: verb desolate3, verb desolate2
desnag desnudo desoilte desoise desokate desolate desolated desolately desolation desolte desolution desolutory desolve desolved desorb desormeaux desorption

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