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

The various theories of disconsolate liberals all suffer from a failure to compare Obama with any plausible baseline.

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She became my sweetheart, temporarily; but a born butterfly, she soon fluttered away, leaving me disconsolate—for a time!

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But she is now a most disconsolate creature, and comes not out of doors, since the King's going.

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However, I did not need a second invitation, but sank exhausted and disconsolate upon the welcome object.

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For a long time he disregarded it: but sat disconsolate, staring vacantly at the floor, fallen into some hopeless muse.

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I stood utterly confounded, and disconsolate over the failure of my hopes.

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