Desolation
Desolation noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: his desolation after his twin brother died was incurable
Sorrowfulness and desolation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sorrowfulness" instead a noun "Desolation".
Sorrowfulness
Sorrowfulness noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: with a sorrowfulness that can only be described as heart-wrenching, she read the elegy
Desolation and sorrowfulness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desolation" instead a noun "Sorrowfulness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sadness and desolation
- sadness and sorrowfulness
- distress and desolation
- distress and sorrowfulness
- melancholy and desolation
- melancholy and sorrowfulness
- despondency and desolation
- despondency and sorrowfulness
- dejection and desolation
- dejection and sorrowfulness
- despair and desolation
- despair and sorrowfulness
- sorrow and desolation
- sorrow and sorrowfulness
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Sorrowfulness and Desolation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desolation/sorrowfulness
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