desolate

adjective/dɨ.zu.ˈla.du/medium

de·so·la·do

Definition

Feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness; (of a place) deserted and dismal.

He was desolate after hearing the bad news.

The landscape after the fire was utterly desolate.

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Common collocations

desolate scenedesolate faceto feel desolate

Do latim 'desolatus', particípio passado de 'desolare' ('abandonar, devastar').