desolation
UK /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/ US /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/
noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
2
The state of being desolated or laid waste
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
One or two uncovered masses appeared like the lingering foot-prints of desolation; but in general where the statelier trees had not taken root, the soil was luxuriantly covered with heath and the golden blossomed furze.
3
A place or country wasted and forsaken.
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