disconsolation








adjective

  1. without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
  2. characterized by or causing dejection; cheerless; gloomy: disconsolate prospects.

adjective

  1. sad beyond comfort; inconsolable
  2. disappointed; dejected
adj.

c.1400, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus “comfortless,” from Latin dis- “away” (see dis-) + consolatus, past participle of consolari (see console (v.)). Related: Disconsolately.

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