What is another word for desolate?

“Amazingly, this visual effect neither turns the scene arty nor drains it of its excitement, but it does suggest that none of this violence has anything to do with the real violence that destroys people and desolates the earth.”

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To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

give someone the blues

make someone fed up

knock the stuffing out of

bring tears to your eyes

put a damper on

make your heart bleed

harsh someone's mellow

put someone off their stroke

throw into a tizz

cause someone to lose their composure

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“It made me realise how utterly desolate I had felt over the last few weeks.”

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To cause significant upset to (someone)

agonise^UK

agonize^US

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

traumatize^US

demoralize^US

traumatise^UK

demoralise^UK

appall^US

appal^UK

give someone a hard time

put someone off their stroke

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

scandalize^US

give someone the hump

hurt somebody's feelings

hurt someone's feelings

victimize^US

scandalise^UK

victimise^UK

make your heart bleed

get in your hair

drive round the twist

set someone back on their heels

cause someone to lose their composure

paralyse^UK

be a pain in the neck

break the heart of

put into a funk

tyrannize^US

paralyze^US

pressurize^US

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

give someone the blues

tear to pieces

put the wind up someone

cause discomfort to

greatly upset

criticize^US

put someone's nose out of joint

tyrannise^UK

criticise^UK

bring tears to your eyes

pressurise^UK

galvanize^US

cause someone distress

galvanise^UK

make someone scratch their head

push someon's buttons

destabilize^US

break someone's heart

bring pressure to bear on

knock the stuffing out of someone

dishonour^UK

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

destabilise^UK

make severe demands on

give the cold shoulder

dishonor^US

put off his or her stride

take the wind out of someone's sails

fill with consternation

muck up

hit a sour note

throw into uproar

pull the rug out from under

pull the rug from under

raise someone's eyebrows

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

take the wind out of your sails

scare the bejesus out of

cast a pall over

put out of countenance

scare the living daylights out of

make someone's hair stand on end

be disagreeable

be an affront to

give offence

put someone's back up

tread on someone's toes

make a big thing out of

make a mountain out of a molehill

rule with an iron hand

rule with a rod of iron

bring someone to their knees

tug at someone's heartstrings

harsh someone's mellow

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

labour^UK

have an adverse effect on

labor^US

enthral^UK

monopolize^US

enthrall^US

monopolise^UK

rub you up the wrong way

put your nose out of joint

prey on your mind

bone

grind

take the heart out of

catch somebody off balance

catch somebody unawares

drive you up the wall

balk^US

lead someone a merry dance

baulk^UK

materialize^US

materialise^UK

stop someone in their tracks

put someone off their stride

leave no stone unturned

give one the business

cause to be at a stand

breath down someone's neck

become an obsession with

be on pins and needles

be in a tiz-woz

be afraid

be in a state of anxiety

be in a state of nervousness

be in a state

stay the course

be in a lather

be in a state of agitation

cause to lose concentration

have someone do something

use strong-arm tactics on

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