Sorrow loneliness

Desolate

Also known as bereft

Strength 4 of 4

Utterly alone and emptied out, as if the world around you has turned barren, with no comfort, company or warmth anywhere within reach.

In the body

  • A vast emptiness in the chest
  • A body gone cold and still
  • Staring without seeing
  • Limbs slack and heavy

Needs behind it

When these needs aren’t met

ConnectionLoveCompanionshipMeaning

Softer and stronger

  1. Lonely
  2. Alienated
  3. Forlorn
  4. Desolate

Often confused with

Forlorn

Forlorn is lost and left behind, still half hoping someone will come; desolate is utterly bereft, with emptiness on every side and no one expected.

See also

Devastated