disconsolate

[ dis-kon-suh-lit ]

adjective

1. without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable:

   Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.

   Synonyms: miserable, sorrowful, melancholy, sad, dejected, heartbroken

2. characterized by or causing dejection; cheerless; gloomy:

   disconsolate prospects.

   Synonyms: miserable, sorrowful, melancholy, sad

disconsolate

/ dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt /

adjective

1. sad beyond comfort; inconsolable
2. disappointed; dejected

Derived Forms

• disˈconsolately, adverb
• disˈconsolateness, noun

Other Words From

• dis·conso·late·ly adverb
• dis·con·so·la·tion [dis-kon-s, uh, -, ley, -sh, uh, n], dis·conso·late·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disconsolate¹

1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin disconsōlātus, equivalent to Latin dis- dis- ¹ + consōlātus consoled, past participle of consōlārī to console ¹; -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of disconsolate¹

C14: from Medieval Latin disconsōlātus, from dis- ¹+ consōlātus comforted; see console ¹

Synonym Study

See desolate.

Example Sentences

This was the first Labour leader’s conference speech delivered as prime minister in 15 years - 5,474 days if any disconsolate party activists have been counting.

From BBC

He’d always been change-averse; when I rearranged the furniture in our Ohio family room when Aaron was about 6, he was disconsolate, wailing for days like King Lear in the storm: “Why is everything different?”

From Los Angeles Times

DeChambeau seemed to sense it himself, judging by the disconsolate look on his face after he punched out into the fairway and found himself confronted with another likely bogey.

From Seattle Times

How can it be that Biden is raising so much more money when we are told daily that Trump voters are overwhelmingly excited while Biden's are disconsolate and depressed?

From Salon

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe is standing with his hands on hips looking thoroughly disconsolate.

From BBC