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disconsolate

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dis⋅con⋅so⋅late

  [dis-kon-suh-lit]
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–adjective
1. without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
2. characterized by or causing dejection; cheerless; gloomy: disconsolate prospects.
Origin:
1325–75; ME < ML disconsōlātus, equiv. to L dis- dis- 1 + consōlātus consoled, ptp. of consōlārī to console; see -ate 1

Related forms:
dis⋅con⋅so⋅late⋅ly, adverb
dis⋅con⋅so⋅la⋅tion  [dis-kon-suh-ley-shuhn] , dis⋅con⋅so⋅late⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. heartbroken, dejected. 1, 2. sad, melancholy, sorrowful, miserable. See desolate.
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dis·con·so·late   (dĭs-kŏn'sə-lĭt)   
adj.  

  1. Seeming beyond consolation; extremely dejected: disconsolate at the loss of the dog.

  2. Cheerless; gloomy: a disconsolate winter landscape.


[Middle English, from Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus : Latin dis-, dis- + cōnsōlātus, past participle of cōnsōlārī, to console; see console1.]
dis·con'so·late·ly adv., dis·con'so·late·ness, dis·con'so·la'tion (-kŏn'sə-lā'shən) n.
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Word Origin & History

disconsolate 
c.1374, from M.L. disconsolatus, "comfortless," from L. dis- "away" + consolatus, pp. of consolari (see console (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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