desolate
🇺🇸
/ˈdesələt/
🇬🇧
/ˈdesələt/
adjective
R
empty and sad, with no people or life
The desolate town had empty streets and broken buildings.
R
very lonely and unhappy
He felt completely desolate after his family moved away.
verb
R
to make someone feel very sad and hopeless
The news of the disaster desolated the entire community.
translation
empty and sad, with no people or life; very lonely and unhappy
to make someone feel very sad and hopeless
Word Forms
3rd Present
desolates
Past
desolated
Perfect
desolated
Progressive
desolating