transcription, транскрипция: [ desələt ]
1.
A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
...a desolate landscape of flat green fields broken by marsh...
= bleak
ADJ
2.
If someone is desolate , they feel very sad, alone, and without hope. ( LITERARY )
He was desolate without her.
ADJ : usu v-link ADJ