desolate
Meaning: deserted, dreary, lifeless
Usage: She found the desolate landscape quite a contrast to the hustle and bustle of the overcrowded city.
Meaning: deserted, dreary, lifeless
Usage: She found the desolate landscape quite a contrast to the hustle and bustle of the overcrowded city.
Meaning: lonely, abandoned, hopeless
Usage: Even though I had the flu, my family decided to go skiing for the weekend and leave me home alone, feeling feverish and forlorn.
Meaning: sad, miserable, or worn down by grief
Usage: After losing the championship game, the woebegone team walked silently back to the locker room.
Meaning: unable to be comforted; deeply sad
Usage: The disconsolate child sat quietly after learning that the class trip had been canceled.
Meaning: mournful, sorrowful
Usage: The choir sang a doleful song at the memorial service.