inconsolable

American  

[in-kuhn-soh-luh-buhl] / ˌɪn kənˈsoʊ lə bəl /

adjective

1. not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate.

   She was inconsolable when her son died.

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inconsolable British  

/ ˌɪnkənˈsəʊləbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being consoled or comforted; disconsolate

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Other Word Forms

• inconsolability noun
• inconsolableness noun
• inconsolably adverb

Etymology

Origin of inconsolable

1590–1600; < Latin inconsōlābilis. See in- ³, consolable ( def. )

Example Sentences

Several groups of young men looked utterly inconsolable.

From Barron's

First reported by the Scottish Sun, the family who thought they were cremating their loved one are said to be inconsolable.

From BBC

One inconsolable father, whose daughter is still being held captive, told BBC Hausa that his family had been crying non-stop and "it's hard to go back home and look at their faces".

From BBC

Shakespeare offers what has become the defining portrait of this inconsolable experience in “King Lear.”

From Los Angeles Times

"I'm a slow reader but I read it cover to cover and I was crying. Completely inconsolable," says Andrea.

From BBC