desolação

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēsōlātiōnem. By surface analysis, desolar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: de‧so‧la‧ção

Noun

desolação f (plural desolações)

  1. desolation
    Synonyms: destruição, devastação
  2. abandonment, negligence
  3. state of sadness and misfortune