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disconsolate
[ dis-kon-suh-lit ]
adjective
- without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable:
Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
Synonyms: miserable, sorrowful, melancholy, sad, dejected, heartbroken
- characterized by or causing dejection; cheerless; gloomy:
disconsolate prospects.
Synonyms: miserable, sorrowful, melancholy, sad
disconsolate
/ dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt /
adjective
- sad beyond comfort; inconsolable
- disappointed; dejected
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Derived Forms
- disˈconsolately, adverb
- disˈconsolateness, noun
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Other Words From
- dis·conso·late·ly adverb
- dis·con·so·la·tion [dis-kon-s, uh, -, ley, -sh, uh, n], dis·conso·late·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of disconsolate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of disconsolate1
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Example Sentences
The various theories of disconsolate liberals all suffer from a failure to compare Obama with any plausible baseline.
She became my sweetheart, temporarily; but a born butterfly, she soon fluttered away, leaving me disconsolate—for a time!
But she is now a most disconsolate creature, and comes not out of doors, since the King's going.
However, I did not need a second invitation, but sank exhausted and disconsolate upon the welcome object.
For a long time he disregarded it: but sat disconsolate, staring vacantly at the floor, fallen into some hopeless muse.
I stood utterly confounded, and disconsolate over the failure of my hopes.
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