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desolation:
- Einsamkeit; Isulation; Verlassenheit; Trostlosigkeit
desolate:
- desolat; öde; ausgestorben; menschenleer; verlassen
Wiktionary:
- desolation → Ärger, Betrübnis, Gram, Harm, Verdruß, Weh, Kummer, Herzeleid, Niedergeschlagenheit
- desolate → verlassen, öde, trostlos, desolat
- desolate → bekümmern, betrüben, grämen, kränken, quälen, Leid verursachen, Herzeleid verursachen

English

Detailed Translations for desolation from English to German

desolation:

desolation [the ~] nom

the desolation (loneliness)
die Einsamkeit; die Isulation; die Verlassenheit
- Einsamkeit [die ~] nom
- Isulation [die ~] nom
- Verlassenheit [die ~] nom
the desolation
die Trostlosigkeit
- Trostlosigkeit [die ~] nom

Translation Matrix for desolation:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Einsamkeit	desolation; loneliness
Isulation	desolation; loneliness
Trostlosigkeit	desolation	achromaticity; achromatism; dullness; greyness; monotony
Verlassenheit	desolation; loneliness	loneliness
-	bareness; bleakness; devastation; forlornness; loneliness; nakedness
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	devastation; ruin

Related Words for "desolation":

desolate

Synonyms for "desolation":

devastation; deterioration; impairment
bleakness; bareness; nakedness; gloom; gloominess; glumness
forlornness; loneliness; sadness; unhappiness
ruin; ruination

Related Definitions for "desolation":

an event that results in total destruction¹
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned¹
a bleak and desolate atmosphere¹
the state of being decayed or destroyed¹

Wiktionary Translations for desolation:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• desolation	→ Ärger; Betrübnis; Gram; Harm; Verdruß; Weh; Kummer; Herzeleid; Niedergeschlagenheit	↔ désolation — extrême affliction.

desolate:

desolate adj

desolate (lonely; deserted; solitary; lonesome; forlorn; sequestered; secluded; isolated)
desolat; öde
- desolat adj
- öde adj
desolate (deserted; extinct)
ausgestorben; menschenleer; verlassen; öde
- ausgestorben adj
- menschenleer adj
- verlassen adj
- öde adj

Translation Matrix for desolate:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
verlassen		abandon; break up; depart; desert; go; go away; leave; look after; see to; take care
-	abandon; depopulate; desert; devastate; forsake; lay waste to; ravage; scourge; waste
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	bare; barren; bleak; stark
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
ausgestorben	deserted; desolate; extinct
desolat	deserted; desolate; forlorn; isolated; lonely; lonesome; secluded; sequestered; solitary
menschenleer	deserted; desolate; extinct
verlassen	deserted; desolate; extinct	forlorn
öde	deserted; desolate; extinct; forlorn; isolated; lonely; lonesome; secluded; sequestered; solitary	barren; boring; deathlike; deathly; drab; dreadful; dreary; dry; dull; embittered; exasperated; fierce; forlorn; mindless; parced; poor; scorched; tedious; unfruitful; withered

Related Words for "desolate":

desolateness, desolately, desolation

Synonyms for "desolate":

bare; barren; bleak; stark; inhospitable
inconsolable; disconsolate; unconsolable
abandon; forsake; desert; leave
depopulate; shrink; reduce
lay waste to; waste; devastate; ravage; scourge; destroy; ruin

Related Definitions for "desolate":

crushed by grief¹
- depressed and desolate of soul¹
- a low desolate wail¹
providing no shelter or sustenance¹
- the desolate surface of the moon¹
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly¹
reduce in population¹
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch¹

Wiktionary Translations for desolate:

desolate

adjective

deserted
- desolate → verlassen
barren / lifeless
- desolate → verlassen
unfit for habitation
- desolate → verlassen
dismal
- desolate → öde
hopeless
- desolate → trostlos

desolate

adjective

traurig, trostlos, einsam
- desolat → desolate

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• desolate	→ bekümmern; betrüben; grämen; kränken; quälen; Leid verursachen; Herzeleid verursachen	↔ désoler — transformer en solitude une région, une ville, en y exercer des ravages.

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