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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kouhai
"その街は戦争によって完全な荒廃に見舞われた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A state of complete emptiness or destruction.
"The war left the city in utter desolation." - 2
Great misery or loneliness; wretchedness.
"He felt a deep sense of desolation after she left."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'desolatio', stemming from 'desolare' (to leave alone, abandon), formed from 'de-' (completely) + 'solare' (to make lonely, from 'solus' meaning alone or solitary). It entered the English language in the late Middle English period via Old French, maintaining its core sense of abandonment, ruin, and profound loneliness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Desolation" is said worldwide
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désolation
Transliteration: desolation
"La tempête a laissé le village dans la désolation."
Öde
Transliteration: Oede
"Die Landschaft strahlte eine tiefe Öde aus."
desolazione
Transliteration: desolazione
"Il terremoto ha portato solo desolazione."
desolación
Transliteration: desolacion
"El panorama después del incendio era de pura desolación."
desolação
Transliteration: desolacao
"A guerra trouxe muita desolação ao país."
उजाड़पन
Transliteration: ujadpan
"तूफान के बाद वहाँ केवल उजाड़पन था।"
荒凉
Transliteration: huāngliáng
"这片土地呈现出一片荒凉的景象。"
황폐
Transliteration: hwangpye
"전쟁은 도시를 완전한 황폐함으로 몰아넣었다."
荒廃
Transliteration: kouhai
"その街は戦争によって完全な荒廃に見舞われた。"
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