desolate
gb/dˈɛsəlɪt/ us/dˈɛsəlɪt/
B2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 4600
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
adjective
B2
property
1
Empty and lifeless
Used to talk about a place with no people, plants, or activity.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[a place] is desolate
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'desolate' with 'isolated'. 'Isolated' means far from other places, but 'desolate' also means empty and lifeless.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
barren (Focuses more on the inability to support life, especially plant life.)
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bleak (Emphasizes harshness and lack of comfort in addition to emptiness.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
populated (Describes a place with many people living there.)
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fertile (Describes land that can support abundant plant life.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
desolate landscape
|desolate area
|desolate street
|desolate plain
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
geography
|nature
|travel
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The once-busy town was now desolate after the factory closed.
- A desolate stretch of highway ran through the desert.
- The island looked desolate, with no signs of human habitation.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The beach was desolate after the storm.
- This road is long and desolate.
- The farm is in a desolate area.
adjective
literary
C1
state
2
Very sad and lonely
Feeling very sad and alone.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[someone] feels desolate
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may confuse 'desolate' with 'lonely'. 'Lonely' is common and neutral, while 'desolate' is stronger and more literary.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
forlorn (Implies sadness with a sense of abandonment.)
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heartbroken (Stronger focus on emotional pain from loss.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
comforted (Feeling supported or reassured.)
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content (Feeling satisfied and at peace.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
feel desolate
|look desolate
|emotionally desolate
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
emotions
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- After the breakup, she felt utterly desolate.
- He looked desolate when he heard the news.
- The loss left him emotionally desolate for months.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- She felt desolate after her friend left.
- He was desolate when his dog died.
- I felt desolate when I moved to a new city.
ਕਿਰਿਆ
formal
C2
action
3
Make a place empty and lifeless
To make a place empty and without life.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
to desolate [a place]
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
devastate (Often used for destruction caused by disaster or war.)
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ravage (Implies severe and often violent damage.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
repopulate (To bring people back to live in a place.)
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restore (To bring something back to a good condition or to life.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
war desolated the city
|desolated countryside
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
geography
|history
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The hurricane desolated the coastal towns.
- Years of drought had desolated the farmland.
- War had desolated much of the region.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The fire desolated the forest.
- The war desolated the city.
- The storm desolated the island.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
desolate
IPA
GB/dˈɛsəlɪt/
US/dˈɛsəlɪt/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
des - ol - ate (3 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (des)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Adjective
- Base: desolate
Verb
- Base: desolate
- 3rd Person Singular: desolates
- Present Participle: desolating
- Past: desolated
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
desolates
verb
desolating
verb
desolated
verb
Core family
desolation
noun C1
Related words
desolately
adverb
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
desolate wilderness
1/dˈɛsəlɪt wˈɪldɚnəs/
fixed phrase
Empty, lifeless natural area
An empty place in nature with no people or signs of life.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- They crossed a vast, desolate wilderness.
- The explorers were lost in a desolate wilderness.
leave someone desolate
1/lˈiv sˈʌmwˌʌn dˈɛsəlɪt/
fixed phrase
Make someone feel very sad and alone
To make someone feel very sad and alone.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Her sudden departure left him desolate.
- The news of the accident left them desolate.