| Noun | 1. | desolation - the state of being decayed or destroyedruin, ruination - an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family" blight - a state or condition being blighted | |
| 2. | desolation - a bleak and desolate atmosphere | |
| 3. | desolation - sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned | |
| 4. | desolation - an event that results in total destruction | |