Desolation

Definitions

1. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
   countable, uncountable
2. The state of being desolated or laid waste
   countable, uncountable
3. A place or country wasted and forsaken.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“I also will laugh⟳ at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.”

“One or two uncovered masses appeared like⟳ the lingering foot-prints of desolation; but in general where the statelier trees had not taken root, the soil was luxuriantly covered with heath and the golden blossomed furze.”

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