disconsolate

[dis-kon-suh-lit]

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adjective

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

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

Related formsdis·con·so·late·ly, adverbdis·con·so·la·tion

[dis-kon-suh-ley-shuhn] /dɪsˌkɒn səˈleɪ ʃən/, dis·con·so·late·ness, noun

Synonyms for disconsolate

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1. heartbroken, dejected. 1, 2. sad, melancholy, sorrowful, miserable.

Synonym study

1, 2. See desolate.

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Related Words for disconsolate

inconsolable, bad, black, blue, cheerless, cold, crestfallen, dark, dejected, desolate, despairing, destroyed, dispirited, distressed, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, dreary, forlorn

Examples from the Web for disconsolate

Contemporary Examples of disconsolate

The various theories of disconsolate liberals all suffer from a failure to compare Obama with any plausible baseline.
The Hillary Fantasy
Howard Kurtz
November 21, 2011

Historical Examples of disconsolate

Mrs. Bines, so complacent overnight, was the most disconsolate one of the group.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
Mrs. Rushton was sitting at her work, in rather a disconsolate frame of mind.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
What was the use of wandering about the house in this disconsolate manner?
The Foolish Lovers
St. John G. Ervine
Tubby was disconsolate because the supply was so limited and the demand so great.
The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields
Lieut. Howard Payson
The disconsolate journalist had seated himself at a writing-table.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for disconsolate

disconsolate

adjective

sad beyond comfort; inconsolable
disappointed; dejected

Derived Formsdisconsolately, adverbdisconsolateness or disconsolation, noun

Word Origin for disconsolate

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

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Word Origin and History for disconsolate

adj.

c.1400, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus "comfortless," from Latin dis- "away" (see dis-) + consolatus, past participle of consolari (see console (v.)). Related: Disconsolately.