Associations to the word «Desolation»

Wiktionary

DESOLATION, noun. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
DESOLATION, noun. The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess.
DESOLATION, noun. A place or country wasted and forsaken.

Dictionary definition

DESOLATION, noun. The state of being decayed or destroyed.
DESOLATION, noun. A bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape".
DESOLATION, noun. Sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned.
DESOLATION, noun. An event that results in total destruction.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche