desolation
(noun)
noun
1. the state of being decayed or destroyed
Similar word(s): devastation
Definition categories: state, deterioration, impairment
2. a bleak and desolate atmosphere
Similar word(s): bareness, bleakness, nakedness
Definition categories: state, gloom, gloominess, glumness
3. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
Similar word(s): forlornness, loneliness
Definition categories: feeling, sadness, unhappiness
4. an event that results in total destruction
Similar word(s): devastation