desolate
adjectiveUK /ˈdesələt/
US /ˈdesələt/
A desolate place is empty and sad, with nothing living or cheerful in it.
The old house stood alone on a desolate hill.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Feeling very sad and without hope.
She felt desolate after her best friend moved away.
3. To make a place empty and ruined.
The storm desolated the small village by the sea.
4. A place with no people or signs of life.
They walked for miles across the desolate land.