desolate
intermediateB2/ˈdɛs.ə.lət/ · des-o-late
Describing a place that is abandoned, empty, or devoid of life.
Meanings
Describing a place that is abandoned, empty, or devoid of life.
ایسے جگہ کی وضاحت جو ویران، خالی یا زندگی سے محروم ہو۔
ویران
veeraan
Common Collocations
- desolate landscape
- desolate situation
- desolate feeling
Example Sentences
The desolate landscape stretched for miles under the gray sky.
ویران منظر دھندلے آسمان کے نیچے میلوں تک پھیلا ہوا تھا۔
Veeraan manzar dhundle aasman ke neeche milon tak phaila hua tha.
After the storm, the town was left desolate with broken homes and abandoned streets.
طوفان کے بعد، شہر ویران ہو گیا جس میں ٹوٹے ہوئے گھر اور خالی سڑکیں تھیں۔
Toofan ke baad, shehar veeran ho gaya jis mein toote hue ghar aur khaali sadke the.
She felt desolate after losing her only companion.
اپنے واحد ساتھی کو کھونے کے بعد وہ ویران محسوس کر رہی تھی۔
Apne wahid saathi ko khone ke baad woh veeraan mehsoos kar rahi thi.
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💡 Memory Tip
Remember 'desolate' by thinking of a deserted island.
Picture a wide, empty desert with no signs of life.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
یہ ویرانی کی رات ہے کسے خبر ہے، کہاں گئے ہیں سب اپنے کسے خبر ہے۔
Yeh veerani ki raat hai kise khabar hai, Kahan gaye hain sab apne kise khabar hai.
This is a night of desolation, who knows, Where have all our loved ones gone, who knows.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
ویران دل کا حال کوئی نہ جانے
Veeraan dil ka haal koi nah jaanay
No one knows the state of a desolate heart.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "desolatus" — to make desolate, to abandon
First known use: 14th century
The word evolved from Latin roots, influencing its usage in English to describe areas that are abandoned or devoid of people.