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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.

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

    disconsolate prospects.

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disconsolate

/ ɪˈɒԲəɪ /

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

  • 徱ˈDzԲDZٱ, adverb
  • 徱ˈDzԲDZٱԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱·Dzs·ٱ· adverb
  • 徱·Dz···پDz [dis-kon-s, uh, -, ley, -sh, uh, n], 徱·Dzs·ٱ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disconsolate1

1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin 徱DzԲōٳܲ, equivalent to Latin dis- dis- 1 + DzԲōٳܲ consoled, past participle of DzԲōī to console 1; -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disconsolate1

C14: from Medieval Latin 徱DzԲōٳܲ, from dis- 1+ DzԲōٳܲ comforted; see console 1
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Once the country sees him as president again I suspect that the disconsolate lethargy so many have been feeling will lift and we'll see some energy return to the opposition.

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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.

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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?”

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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.

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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?

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