disconsolate

American  

[dis-kon-suh-lit] / dɪsˈkɒn sə lɪt /

adjective

1. without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable.

   Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.

   Synonyms:

   miserable, sorrowful, melancholy, sad, dejected, heartbroken

2. characterized by or causing dejection; cheerless; gloomy.

   disconsolate prospects.

   Synonyms:

   miserable, sorrowful, melancholy, sad

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disconsolate British  

/ dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt /

adjective

1. sad beyond comfort; inconsolable

2. disappointed; dejected

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Related Words

See desolate.

Other Word Forms

• disconsolately adverb
• disconsolateness noun
• disconsolation noun

Etymology

Origin of disconsolate

1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin disconsōlātus, equivalent to Latin dis- dis- ¹ + consōlātus consoled, past participle of consōlārī to console ¹; -ate ¹

Example Sentences

An emotional Kyren Wilson is cutting a dejected and disconsolate figure in the dark and grey bowels of the York Barbican.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Marianne is first consumed by her own infatuation, then disconsolate when Willoughby dumps her for an heiress, and finally felled by a fever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

He’d always been change-averse; when I rearranged the furniture in our Ohio family room when Aaron was about 6, he was disconsolate, wailing for days like King Lear in the storm: “Why is everything different?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2024

Newcastle's drenched players trooped off disconsolate at the final whistle, a sharp contrast to their elation at the end of the magnificent 4-1 win against PSG in their last home Champions League game.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

The robot left with a disconsolate step and Gloria choked back a sob.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov