disconsolate
without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
characterized by or causing dejection; cheerless; gloomy: disconsolate prospects.
Origin of disconsolate
1synonym study For disconsolate
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
Words Nearby disconsolate
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How to use disconsolate in a sentence
The various theories of disconsolate liberals all suffer from a failure to compare Obama with any plausible baseline.
She became my sweetheart, temporarily; but a born butterfly, she soon fluttered away, leaving me disconsolate—for a time!
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowBut she is now a most disconsolate creature, and comes not out of doors, since the King's going.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysHowever, I did not need a second invitation, but sank exhausted and disconsolate upon the welcome object.
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. | John Uri LloydFor a long time he disregarded it: but sat disconsolate, staring vacantly at the floor, fallen into some hopeless muse.
The Cruise of the Shining Light | Norman Duncan
I stood utterly confounded, and disconsolate over the failure of my hopes.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. | Solomon Maimon
British Dictionary definitions for disconsolate
/ (dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt) /
sad beyond comfort; inconsolable
disappointed; dejected
Origin of disconsolate
1Derived forms of disconsolate
- disconsolately, adverb
- disconsolateness or disconsolation, noun
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