disconsolate

[ dis-kon-suh-lit ]

adjective
  1. without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.

  2. characterized by or causing dejection; cheerless; gloomy: disconsolate prospects.

Origin of disconsolate

1
1325–75; Middle English <Medieval Latin disconsōlātus, equivalent to Latin dis-dis-1 + consōlātus consoled, past participle of consōlārī to console1; see -ate1

synonym study For disconsolate

1, 2. See desolate.

Other words for disconsolate

Other words from disconsolate

  • dis·con·so·late·ly, adverb
  • dis·con·so·la·tion [dis-kon-suh-ley-shuhn], /dɪsˌkɒn səˈleɪ ʃən/, dis·con·so·late·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for disconsolate

disconsolate

/ (dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt) /


adjective
  1. sad beyond comfort; inconsolable

  2. disappointed; dejected

Origin of disconsolate

1
C14: from Medieval Latin disconsōlātus, from dis- 1 + consōlātus comforted; see console 1

Derived forms of disconsolate

  • disconsolately, adverb
  • disconsolateness or disconsolation, noun

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