Definition: Empty and bleak, often because it is abandoned or lacking life; can also describe a feeling of deep sadness or loneliness.

Example: After the storm, the once vibrant town looked desolate and abandoned.

Definition: To make a place empty or uninhabited, often by causing destruction or abandonment.

Example: The storm desolated the small town, leaving it in ruins.

Definition: In a way that shows a feeling of being very sad and lonely, often because of loss or emptiness.

Example: She looked desolately out the window, missing her old home.

Definition: The condition of being empty, lonely, or without hope, often referring to a place that is deserted or lacking life.

Example: After the storm, the desolateness of the landscape was striking, with no signs of life in sight.

Definition: A person or thing that causes destruction or emptiness in a place or situation.

Example: The desolater left the once vibrant town in ruins.

Definition: In a way that causes a feeling of emptiness or destruction.

Example: The landscape was desolatingly barren after the wildfire.

Definition: A state of complete emptiness or destruction, often causing feelings of loneliness and sadness.

Example: After the storm, the desolation of the once vibrant town was heartbreaking.

Definition: A person or thing that causes desolation or destruction, often leaving a place empty and lifeless.

Example: The desolator left the once vibrant town in ruins, with no signs of life remaining.

Definition: To feel a complete loss of hope or confidence.

Example: After hearing the bad news, she began to despair about the future.

Definition: A feeling of having no hope or being very sad about something.

Example: After losing his job, he fell into a deep despair.

Definition: A person who feels a deep sense of hopelessness or sadness.

Example: After losing his job, he became a despairer, feeling that nothing would ever improve.

Definition: Feeling or showing a complete lack of hope; very sad and without any chance of improvement.

Example: After hearing the bad news, she had a despairing look on her face.