disconsolate

[ dis-kon-suh-lit ]

/ dɪsˈkɒn sə lɪt /

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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.

Nearby words

disconformity, discongruity, disconnect, disconnected, disconnection, disconsolate, discontent, discontented, discontinuance, discontinuation, discontinuation test

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

SYNONYMS FOR disconsolate

1 heartbroken, dejected.

1, 2 sad, melancholy, sorrowful, miserable.

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Related forms

dis·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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Examples from the Web for disconsolately

They hung about disconsolately, snatching at such opportunities of assistance as holding ladders or handing nails.
A harum-scarum schoolgirl|Angela Brazil
Pelham had invested in a bag of bananas, and was disconsolately eating the second.
Mountain|Clement Wood
"I allers get the worst of everything," Sam replied, disconsolately.
The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair|James Otis
His wife still stood where he had left her, disconsolately fingering her roses, her delicate face marred with weeping.
Captain Desmond, V.C.|Maud Diver

"Oh, I suppose you'll have to then," she said disconsolately.
Ann Arbor Tales|Karl Edwin Harriman

British Dictionary definitions for disconsolately

disconsolate

/ (dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt) /

adjective

sad beyond comfort; inconsolable

disappointed; dejected

Derived Forms

disconsolately, 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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