It was a scene of utter 'desolation'. [='ruin, devastation']
She sank into a state of 'desolation' and despair.
photos that show the 'desolation' of war
(..) No one will help us. Kilt's sick. He's very sick. What is this place? It was once the city of Dale. Now it is a ruin. The desolation of Smaug. The sun will soon reach midday. We must find the hidden door into the mountain before it sets. This way. Wait. Is this the overlook? (..)2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug