disconsolate
[ dis-kon-suh-lit ]
/ dɪsˈkɒn sə lɪt /
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.
RELATED WORDS
inconsolable, bad, black, blue, cheerless, cold, crestfallen, dark, dejected, desolate, despairing, destroyed, dispirited, distressed, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, dreary, forlorn
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Origin of disconsolate
SYNONYMS FOR disconsolate
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
Synonym study
1, 2. See desolate.
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disconsolate
/ (dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt) /
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
disconsolate
c.1400, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus "comfortless," from Latin dis- "away" (see dis-) + consolatus, past participle of consolari (see console (v.)). Related: Disconsolately.
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