Desolation
WordNet
noun
(1) An event that results in total destruction
(2) Sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
(3) A bleak and desolate atmosphere
"The nakedness of the landscape"
(4) The state of being decayed or destroyed
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
- The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin; solitariness; destitution; gloominess.
- A place or country wasted and forsaken.