desolate

• Describe un lugar que está deshabitado, árido o vacío, a menudo provocando sentimientos de soledad o tristeza; también puede referirse a una persona abatida o sin esperanza.

Describes a place that is deserted, barren, or empty, often evoking a feeling of loneliness or sadness.

1. Barren or emptyB2formal

   Describes a place that is deserted, barren, or uninhabited.

   Desolado (lugar deshabitado o yermo)

   • The landscape was desolate after the wildfire.
   • They traveled through a desolate desert region.
   • The abandoned town looked completely desolate.

   Sinónimosbarrenbleakdesertedemptylonelyuninhabitedvacantwastewild

   Antónimosbustlingcrowdedflourishinginhabitedlivelypopulatedteeming

2. Feeling lonely or hopelessB2formal

   Feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness.

   desolado, abatido

   • She felt desolate after her best friend moved away.
   • His desolate expression revealed his deep sadness.
   • The loss left him feeling utterly desolate.

   Sinónimosdisconsolatedismaldowncastforlorngloomyhopelesslonelylonesomemiserablewretched

   Antónimoscheerfulcontenthappyhopefuljoyful

• Verbo que significa dejar un lugar desolado, vacío o deshabitado, o hacer que alguien se sienta solo y abandonado.

A verb meaning to make a place barren, empty, or uninhabited, or to cause someone to feel lonely and abandoned.

1. Make barren or emptyC1formal

   To make a place barren, empty, or uninhabited, often through destruction or abandonment.

   asolar

   • The war desolated the entire region, leaving it without inhabitants.
   • Years of drought desolated the once-fertile farmland.
   • The plague desolated the village, killing most of its population.

   Sinónimosdepopulatedestroydevastateravagerazeruinsackstripwaste

   Antónimoscultivatefertileinhabitpopulatesettle

2. Cause deep sadnessC1formal

   To make someone feel extremely sad, lonely, or hopeless.

   afligir profundamente

   • The loss of her husband desolated her completely.
   • He was desolated by the news of his friend's betrayal.
   • The abandoned child's story desolated everyone who heard it.

   Sinónimoscrushdevastatedismaydistressgrievemortifyoverwhelmsaddenshatterwound

   Antónimoscheercomfortconsolegladden