desolation

英 [desə'leɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,dɛsə'leʃən]

• n. 荒芜；忧伤；孤寂；废墟

1. the state of being decayed or destroyed

2. a bleak and desolate atmosphere

3. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

4. an event that results in total destruction