noun (n)

• the state of being decayed or destroyed(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  devastation
  

  source: wordnet30
• a bleak and desolate atmosphere(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  bareness, bleakness, nakedness
  

  source: wordnet30
• sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned(noun.feeling)

  Synonym:
  forlornness, loneliness
  

  source: wordnet30
• an event that results in total destruction(noun.event)

  source: wordnet30
• The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.(noun)

  source: webster1913