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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
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- 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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