desolate
/ˈdesələt/adjective
उच्चारण डेसलट
उजाड़, वीरान, निर्जन
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(of a place) empty, with no people and nothing pleasant in it
उजाड़, वीरान, निर्जन
- a desolate stretch of desert
- The village was desolate after the floods.
- The abandoned railway station looked cold and desolate.
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- The hills were desolate in winter, with not a single house in sight.
- They drove for hours across a desolate plain.
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(of a person) very lonely and unhappy
अकेला और बहुत दुखी
- She felt desolate after her friends left the hostel.
- He felt desolate when his best friend moved abroad.
- Farhan felt desolate when the holidays ended and everyone left.
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- She was desolate at the news of her grandfather's death.
- He gave a desolate sigh and stared out of the window.
verb/ˈdesəleɪt/
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[T] ~ sth literary, usually passive
to make a place empty and ruined
उजाड़ देना, वीरान कर देना
- The region was desolated by war.
- The earthquake desolated the whole valley.
- Years of drought desolated the once green countryside.
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- The flood desolated hundreds of villages along the river.
- The fire desolated the old market, leaving only ash.
Synonyms devastate lay waste
◇Word family
desolation noundesolately adv.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
des·o·late
§Grammar and usage
Adjective /-lət/, verb /-leɪt/.
Desolate का Pronunciation Part of speech के अनुसार बदलता है: Adjective (सुनसान, उजाड़) में अंत /-lət/ बोला जाता है और verb (उजाड़ देना, दुखी कर देना) में /-leɪt/।