1 noun sadness, lonelinessbriseadh croí c m uduairceas masc1 c m ushe was racked by a feeling of utter desolationbhí an croí á réabadh aisti le brón2 noun of placeléirscrios masc c m uthere was an air of desolation about the whole placebhí an áit ar fad an-ghruamathe sheer desolation of the battlefield chilled him to the bonean léirscrios a bhí roimhe ar pháirc an áir, chuaigh sé go smior ann