desolation

  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.

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