- devastation, desolation - the state of being decayed or destroyed
--1 is a kind of deterioration, impairment
--1 has particulars: ruin, ruination; blightDerived form: verb desolate3 - bleakness, desolation - a bleak and desolate atmosphere
--2 is a kind of gloom, gloominess, glumness
Derived form: verb desolate3 - forlornness, loneliness, desolation - sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
--3 is a kind of sadness, unhappiness
Derived form: verb desolate1 - devastation, desolation - an event that results in total destruction
--4 is a kind of ruin, ruination
Derived forms: verb desolate3, verb desolate2