CEFR C1

desolating

adjective

Meaning

Causing a feeling of wretched emptiness, sadness, or destruction; making a place bleak and uninhabited.

Examples

The desolating news of the factory closure left many families without hope.
Years of war had a desolating effect on the once vibrant city, turning it into ruins.

Synonyms: bleak, devastating, heartbreaking, ruinous

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desolating (C1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛsəleɪtɪŋ/

Definition

Causing a feeling of wretched emptiness, sadness, or destruction; making a place bleak and uninhabited.

Examples

The desolating news of the factory closure left many families without hope.
Years of war had a desolating effect on the once vibrant city, turning it into ruins.
She felt a desolating loneliness after her best friend moved to another continent.

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