adjective
- empty of people and showing signs of abandonment or destruction
- feeling very sad and alone
verb
- to make someone feel very sad and alone
Examples
- The abandoned town looked desolate after the factory closed.
- She walked through the desolate landscape of the desert.
- He felt desolate after his best friend moved away.
- The empty house had a desolate appearance.
- The news of the accident desolated the entire family.
- The desolate widow sat alone in her garden.
- War had left the countryside desolate and ruined.