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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.
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Disconsolateness
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disconsolate
late 14c., from M.L. disconsolatus "comfortless," from L. dis- "away" + consolatus, pp. of consolari (see console (v.)). Related: Disconsolately.
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