desolate

• Qualifie un lieu vide, inhabité ou stérile, souvent évoquant un sentiment de solitude ou de tristesse ; peut aussi décrire une personne accablée de chagrin ou d'abandon.

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.

   Désolé (lieu vide et aride)

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

   Synonymesbarrenbleakdesertedemptylonelyuninhabitedvacantwastewild

   Antonymesbustlingcrowdedflourishinginhabitedlivelypopulatedteeming

2. Feeling lonely or hopelessB2formal

   Feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness.

   désolé (sentiment d'abandon)

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

   Synonymesdisconsolatedismaldowncastforlorngloomyhopelesslonelylonesomemiserablewretched

   Antonymescheerfulcontenthappyhopefuljoyful

• Verbe signifiant rendre un lieu stérile, vide ou inhabité, ou amener quelqu'un à se sentir seul et abandonné.

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.

   désoler

   • 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.

   Synonymesdepopulatedestroydevastateravagerazeruinsackstripwaste

   Antonymescultivatefertileinhabitpopulatesettle

2. Cause deep sadnessC1formal

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

   désoler

   • 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.

   Synonymescrushdevastatedismaydistressgrievemortifyoverwhelmsaddenshatterwound

   Antonymescheercomfortconsolegladden