desolate

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To deprive of inhabitants.
2. 2
   To devastate or lay waste somewhere.
3. 3
   To abandon or forsake something.
4. 4
   To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.

Adjective

1. 1
   Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
2. 2
   Barren and lifeless.
3. 3
   Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc.
4. 4
   Dismal or dreary.
5. 5
   Sad, forlorn and hopeless.