"desolate" in German desolate niedergeschlagen tieftraurig trostlos to desolate verwüsten Detailed translations for "desolate" desolate desolate(also: depressed, down-hearted, low, downcast) niedergeschlagen{adjectiv} desolate(also: deeply sad) tieftraurig{adjectiv} desolate(also: cheerless, hopeless, past hope, glum) trostlos{adjectiv} to desolate to desolate(also: to harry, to waste, to lay waste) verwüsten{transitive verb} English synonyms for "desolate" desolate {s} bare barren bleak stark desolate {v} abandon depopulate desert devastate forsake lay waste to ravage scourge waste