desolate

/ˈdesələt/ adjective

Translation

PLACE › A desolate place is empty and makes you feel sad.

ıssız, kuş uçmaz kervan geçmez, insanı üzen ıssız mekân

a desolate landscape1925952

PERSON › lonely and unhappy

yalnız, yapayalnız, kimsesiz, mutsuz

She felt desolate when he left.984

desolation

/ˌdesəlˈeɪʃən/ noun [U] ›

tenha, ıssız

(Definition of desolate adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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