inconsolable
Use inconsolable in a sentence
kənˈsoʊ adjective
not consolable; that cannot be comforted; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
Related forms
in·con·sol·a·bil·i·ty, in·con·sol·a·ble·ness, noun
in·con·sol·a·bly, adverb
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inconsolable (ˌɪnkənˈsəʊləbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| incapable of being consoled or comforted; disconsolate | |
| inconsola'bility | |
| —n | |
| incon'solableness | |
| —n | |
| incon'solably | |
| —adv | |
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inconsolable
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Example sentences
He had never before been out of sight of his mom and was inconsolable.
Johnny's next-younger brother, who embarked in a state of inconsolable sobbing.
In infants, the main sign is often irritability and inconsolable crying.
He also avoids showing us scenes of inconsolable grief.
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