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disconsolate

/dɪsˈkɑːn.sə.lət/
dis · con · so · late
Adverb:disconsolately
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• adjective

1

Without consolation or comfort; deeply unhappy and unable to be cheered up.

Example

"The players were completely disconsolate after losing the championship game in the final seconds."

2

Causing or expressing deep sadness and gloom; cheerless or dreary.

Example

"They walked silently along the disconsolate winter beach under a heavy gray sky."

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• Rhymes for disconsolate

• Nearby Words

disconnectedly
disconnectedness
disconnection
disconsolate
discontent
discontented
discontentedly

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 14th century from Medieval Latin disconsolatus ('comfortless'), formed from the prefix dis- ('not') and Latin consolatus, the past participle of consolari ('to console or comfort').

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180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Disconsolate. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/disconsolate
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