Desolated - English meaning

verb

Destroy utterly; obliterate.

Usage examples:

A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all

verb

To destroy completely, leaving nothing

Usage examples:

The approaching tornado was annihilating everything in its path., the annihilation of smallpox is a…

verb

Make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.

Usage examples:

Some people are daunted by technology

verb

To make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about his or her ability to achieve something; to discourage

Usage examples:

She’s not at all daunted by criticism., reforming the welfare system is a daunting task.

verb

Make sad or dispirited; depress.

Usage examples:

Nothing dejects a trader like the interruption of his profits

verb

Pull or knock down (a building).

Usage examples:

The house was demolished to make way for the shopping centre

verb

To completely destroy buildings or other structures

Usage examples:

Most of the town was demolished by the tornado., they demolished the old school to build a new one.

verb

Substantially reduce the population of (an area).

Usage examples:

The disease could depopulate a town the size of bournemouth

verb

To cause a country or area to have fewer people living in it

Usage examples:

The region was depopulated by disease/famine/war.

verb

Steal from, typically using force; plunder.

Usage examples:

Many types of predators depredate bird nests

verb

Make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected.

Usage examples:

That first day at school depressed me

verb

End the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.

Usage examples:

The room had been destroyed by fire

verb

To damage something, esp. in a violent way, so that it can no longer be used or no longer exists

Usage examples:

You can use a shredder to destroy old bank statements., losing his job seemed to completely destroy…

verb

Destroy or ruin.

Usage examples:

The city was devastated by a huge earthquake

verb

To cause great damage or suffering to something or someone, or to violently destroy a place

Usage examples:

Waves of corporate downsizing have devastated employee morale., i was so devastated i was crying co…

verb

Cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence.

Usage examples:

The farmer was disheartened by the damage to his crops

verb

To make a person lose confidence, hope, and energy

verb

Cause (someone) to lose enthusiasm or hope.

Usage examples:

The army was dispirited by the uncomfortable winter conditions

noun

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

To his distress he saw that she was trembling

verb

Another term for distraint.

noun

Great mental or physical suffering, such as extreme anxiety, sadness, or pain, or the state of being in danger or urgent need

Usage examples:

Emotional/financial distress, four men were rescued from a fishing boat in distress off the coast.,…

adjective

Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.

Usage examples:

She put down her empty cup

verb

Remove all the contents of (a container).

Usage examples:

We empty the till at closing time

noun

A bottle or glass left empty of its contents.

Usage examples:

The barman collected the empties

noun

The lower surface of a room, on which one may walk.

Usage examples:

A wooden floor

verb

Provide (a room or area) with a floor.

Usage examples:

A room floored in yellow wood

noun

The flat surface that you walk on when you are inside a building

Usage examples:

A tile floor, hardwood floors, the children sat on the floor., they rented office space on the seco…

noun

The stomach or belly.

Usage examples:

The terrible pain in his gut

verb

Remove the intestines and other internal organs from (a fish or other animal) before cooking it.

Usage examples:

After getting a few fish each, they swam in the pond before they went back to the beach to clean an…

noun

A horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point.

Usage examples:

The front garden is on a level with this floor

adjective

Having a flat, horizontal surface.

Usage examples:

We had reached level ground

verb

Give a flat and even surface to.

Usage examples:

Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station

verb

Destroy utterly; wipe out.

Usage examples:

The memory was so painful that he obliterated it from his mind

verb

Keep (someone) in subjection and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority.

Usage examples:

A system which oppressed working people

verb

To govern people in an unfair and cruel way and prevent them from having opportunities and freedom

Usage examples:

In his speech he spoke against those who continue to oppress the poor., he's feeling oppressed by t…

verb

Cause severe and extensive damage to.

Usage examples:

The hurricane ravaged southern florida

noun

The destructive effects of something.

Usage examples:

His face had withstood the ravages of time

verb

Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

verb

Completely destroy (a building, town, or other settlement).

Usage examples:

Villages were razed to the ground

verb

To destroy a building, structure, etc. completely

Usage examples:

Developers razed the old buildings on the site to make way for new construction.

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

Usage examples:

A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Usage examples:

The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb

To spoil or destroy something

Usage examples:

It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

verb

Cause to feel sorrow; make unhappy.

Usage examples:

He was greatly saddened by the death of his only son

verb

To make someone sad or unhappy

Usage examples:

It saddened me to learn of your father’s death.

verb

Break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces.

Usage examples:

Bullets riddled the bar top, glasses shattered, bottles exploded

verb

Rob of something; plunder.

Usage examples:

The slogan was purely a cover to spoliate ecclesiastical endowments

noun

The destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck.

Usage examples:

The survivors of the wreck

verb

Destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).

Usage examples:

The blast wrecked 100 houses

verb

Something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation