desolation
des.o.la.tion \.des-*-'la--sh*n, .dez-\ n 1: the action of desolating 2: the condition of being desolated : DEVASTATION, RUIN 3: barren wasteland 4a: GRIEF, SADNESS 4b: LONELINESS
Webster's English Dictionary Webster's English Dictionarydes.o.la.tion \.des-*-'la--sh*n, .dez-\ n 1: the action of desolating 2: the condition of being desolated : DEVASTATION, RUIN 3: barren wasteland 4a: GRIEF, SADNESS 4b: LONELINESS