desolation vs devastation

desolation and devastation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desolation	Yes	No	No	No
devastation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, desolation and devastation are synonyms defined as:

As nouns, desolation and devastation are synonyms defined as:

desolation (noun)	devastation (noun)
an event that results in total destruction	the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned	plundering with excessive damage and destruction
the state of being decayed or destroyed	an event that results in total destruction
a bleak and desolate atmosphere	the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
	the state of being decayed or destroyed