Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun desolation

4 senses of desolation

Sense 1
devastation, desolation -- (the state of being decayed or destroyed)
       => deterioration, impairment -- (a symptom of reduced quality or strength)

Sense 2
bleakness, desolation, bareness, nakedness -- (a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape")
       => gloom, gloominess, glumness -- (an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office")

Sense 3
forlornness, loneliness, desolation -- (sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned)
       => sadness, unhappiness -- (emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being)

Sense 4
devastation, desolation -- (an event that results in total destruction)
       => ruin, ruination -- (an event that results in destruction)