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inconsolable

[ in-kuhn-soh-luh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate:

    She was inconsolable when her son died.



inconsolable

/ ˌɪ԰əˈəʊəə /

adjective

  1. incapable of being consoled or comforted; disconsolate
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳDzˈDZ, adverb
  • ˌԳDzˌDZˈٲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • cDz·DZa·i·ٲ cDz·DZa··Ա noun
  • cDz·DZa· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inconsolable1

1590–1600; < Latin ԳDzԲō. See in- 3, consolable ( def )
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In Kabul, Javid’s father broke down inconsolably as he showed us photos of the young man with short black hair wearing track pants and a sweatshirt, posing on a park bench.

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With echoey chords topped by electric sitar, the track is plush, slow and deeply, inconsolably despondent.

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Hopefully England will be inconsolable and that will give them plenty of motivation.

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Despondent and heartbroken fans across the world were shown weeping inconsolably - but for Blake, something even more interesting caught her eye.

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Absent is his wife, Emmanuel’s mother, who is inconsolable with grief and stays at home.

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