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/ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/ · noun
The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation..
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
One or two uncovered masses appeared like the lingering foot-prints of desolation; but in general where the statelier trees had not taken root, the soil was luxuriantly covered with heath and the golden blossomed furze.
Use desolation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Desolation means The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation..
Common synonyms include ruin, solitariness, destitution, gloom.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
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