1. [noun] The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
2. [noun] The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess.
3. [noun] A place or country wasted and forsaken.
4. [noun] The state of being decayed or destroyed.
5. [noun] A bleak and desolate atmosphere; 'the nakedness of the landscape'.
6. [noun] Sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned.
7. [noun] An event that results in total destruction.
