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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • disˈconsolately, adverb
  • disˈconsolateness, noun
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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
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disconsolate1

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