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单词 desolating
释义

desolatingn.

/ˈdɛsəleɪtɪŋ/
Etymology: < desolate v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of desolate v.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > devastation or desolation
harryingc900
harrowingc1000
wastinga1300
destructionc1330
harryc1330
wastenessa1382
wastitya1382
desolation1382
unroningnessa1400
wrackc1407
exile1436
havoc1480
hership1487
vastation1545
vastitude1545
sackc1550
population1552
waste1560
ravishment1570
riotingc1580
pull-down1588
desolating1591
degast1592
devastation1603
ravage1611
wracking1611
ravagement1766
herriment1787
carnage1848
wastage1909
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1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Ermadura Wasting, desolating.
1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 21 A mere desolating of some of the Streets.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

desolatingadj.

Etymology: formed as desolate v. + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdesolating.
That desolates (in various senses; see the verb).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > misery > [adjective] > rendering miserable
disconsolatory1654
disconsolatinga1665
desolating1813
1625 R. Skynner Let. in R. Parr Life J. Usher (1686) Coll. civ. 361 The desolating Abomination.
1798 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. IV (ed. 7) 429 Desolating tyranny.
1813 Ld. Byron Bride Abydos ii. xvii. 313 Whose desolating tale Would make thy waning cheek more pale.
1853 R. C. Trench On Lessons in Proverbs 124 The desolating curse of Mohammedan domination.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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