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   disconsolate

   /dɪˈskɒnsələt/

   adjective

   • 1. very unhappy and unable to be comforted: "she left Fritz looking disconsolate"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin disconsolatus, from dis- (expressing reversal) + Latin consolatus (past participle of consolari ‘to console’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. disconsolately adverb
   • 2. disconsolateness noun
   • 3. disconsolation noun

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   The meaning of DISCONSOLATE is cheerless. How to use disconsolate in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › disconsolateDISCONSOLATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   extremely sad and disappointed: The players were disconsolate after losing what should have been an easy game. Synonym. inconsolable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom. be in a funk idiom. displeased. dissatisfied. distraught.

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   Disconsolate definition: without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable. See examples of DISCONSOLATE used in a sentence.

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   causing dejection. “a disconsolate winter landscape”. synonyms: blue, dark, dingy, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim, sorry. cheerless, depressing, uncheerful. causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › disconsolateDISCONSOLATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. so unhappy that nothing will comfort; inconsolable; dejected. 2. causing or suggesting dejection; cheerless.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › disconsolateDISCONSOLATE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   extremely sad and disappointed: The players were disconsolate after losing what should have been an easy game. Synonym. inconsolable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom. be in a funk idiom. displeased. dissatisfied. distraught.

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   Definition of disconsolate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.