Dictionary

1. (

• devastation ,
• desolation

) the state of being decayed or destroyed ;

2. (

• bleakness ,
• desolation ,
• bareness ,
• nakedness ,

) a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape" ;

3. (

• forlornness ,
• loneliness ,
• desolation ,

) sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned ;

4. (

• devastation ,
• desolation

) an event that results in total destruction ;