desolation

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
2. (countable, uncountable)The state of being desolated or laid waste

   “I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.”

   “One or two uncovered masses appeared like the lingering foot-prints of desolation; but in general where the statelier trees had not taken root, the soil was luxuriantly covered with heath and the golden blossomed furze.”

3. (countable, uncountable)A place or country wasted and forsaken.