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Synonyms for de-solation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : des-uh-ley-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɛs əˈleɪ ʃən

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Définition of de-solation

Origin :
  • late 14c., "action of laying waste," also "sorrow, grief," from Old French desolacion (12c.) "desolation, devastation, hopelessness, despair," from Church Latin desolationem (nominative desolatio), noun of action from past participle stem of desolare (see desolate (adj.)). Meaning "condition of being ruined or wasted" is from early 15c.
  • As in isolation : noun seclusion
  • As in loneliness : noun isolation
  • As in misery : noun pain, mental or physical
  • As in pathos : noun deep sadness
  • As in seclusion : noun isolation
  • As in waste : noun spending, use without thought
  • As in dereliction : noun abandonment
  • As in wretchedness : noun misery
  • As in catastrophe : noun calamity; unhappy conclusion
  • As in blankness : noun emptiness
  • As in downheartedness : noun gloom
  • As in glumness : noun gloom
  • As in heavy-heartedness : noun gloom
  • As in hollowness : noun emptiness
  • As in mournfulness : noun gloom
  • As in reclusion : noun seclusion
  • As in retirement : noun seclusion
  • As in sequestration : noun seclusion
  • As in vacuousness : noun emptiness
  • As in consumption : noun devouring; use
  • As in depredation : noun devastation, destruction
  • As in depression : noun low spirits; despair
  • As in desolation : noun uninhabitated area; barrenness
  • As in desolation : noun distress, unhappiness
  • As in desperation : noun hopelessness
  • As in devastation : noun destruction
  • As in disaster area : noun area affected by a general disaster
  • As in dissatisfaction : noun discontent, unhappiness
  • As in distress : noun pain, agony
  • As in emptiness : noun void, bareness
  • As in gloom : noun melancholy, depression
  • As in grief : noun mental suffering
  • As in havoc : noun chaotic situation
  • As in heartbreak : noun mental or emotional misery

Antonyms for de-solation

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