desolate
[ adjective des-uh-lit; verb des-uh-leyt ]
/ adjective ˈdɛs ə lɪt; verb ˈdɛs əˌleɪt /
adjective
verb (used with object), des·o·lat·ed, des·o·lat·ing.
Origin of desolate
synonym study for desolate
4.
Desolate,
disconsolate,
forlorn suggest one who is in a sad and wretched condition. The
desolate person is deprived of human consolation, relationships, or presence:
desolate and despairing. The
disconsolate person is aware of the efforts of others to console and comfort, but is unable to be relieved or cheered by them:
She remained disconsolate even in the midst of friends. The
forlorn person is lost, deserted, or forsaken by friends:
wretched and forlorn in a strange city.
OTHER WORDS FROM desolate
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH desolate
desolate dissoluteWords nearby desolate
desmoulins,
desna,
desnood,
deso,
desocialize,
desolate,
desolation,
desonide,
desorb,
desorption,
desoximetasone
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British Dictionary definitions for desolate
desolate
adjective (ˈdɛsəlɪt)
verb (ˈdɛsəˌleɪt) (tr)
Derived forms of desolate
desolater or desolator, noun desolately, adverb desolateness, nounWord Origin for desolate
C14: from Latin
dēsōlāre to leave alone, from
de- +
sōlāre to make lonely, lay waste, from
sōlus alone