Jethro feels desolate and alone due to the emotional and physical toll of the Civil War on his family and community. With many family members, including his brothers, either away at war or affected by its consequences, he experiences a profound sense of isolation and loss. Additionally, the burden of responsibilities and the weight of grief compound his feelings of loneliness, leaving him yearning for connection and understanding in a troubled time.
Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house., Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars., Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless., Lost to shame; dissolute., Destitute of; lacking in., To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood., To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city.
Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house., Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars., Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless., Lost to shame; dissolute., Destitute of; lacking in., To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood., To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city.
Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house., Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars., Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless., Lost to shame; dissolute., Destitute of; lacking in., To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood., To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city.
The lack of having another companion to fulfill that longing and sense of aloneliness and abandonment feeling.Loneliness means a person has no friends or perhaps no family and feel desolate and abandoned and also is aware of being alone.
Antonyms: crowded, bustling loud Synonyms: alone ,quiet,
solitary, isolated, apart, by yourself, unaccompanied, lonely, abandoned, desolate, forlorn
isolated, desolate, orphaned, lone, unaccompanied, solo, single, friendless,solitary and lonely.
Correct: * I feel alone (better, lonely). * I feel as if I am alone.
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Jethro Lazenby goes by Jethro Cave.
The prefix of "desolate" is "de-".