dis·con·so·late

(dĭs-kŏn′sə-lĭt)

adj.

1. Seeming beyond consolation; extremely dejected: disconsolate at the loss of the dog. See Synonyms at depressed.

2. Cheerless; gloomy: a disconsolate winter landscape.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus : Latin dis-, dis- + cōnsōlātus, past participle of cōnsōlārī, to console; see console¹.]

dis·con′so·late·ly adv.

dis·con′so·la′tion (-kŏn′sə-lā′shən) n.

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disconsolate

(dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt)

adj

1. sad beyond comfort; inconsolable

2. disappointed; dejected

[C14: from Medieval Latin disconsōlātus, from dis-¹ + consōlātus comforted; see console¹]

disˈconsolately adv

disˈconsolateness, disˌconsoˈlation n

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dis•con•so•late

(dɪsˈkɒn sə lɪt)

adj.

1. without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable.

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

[1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin disconsōlātus= Latin dis- dis-¹ + consōlātus, past participle of consōlārī to console¹; see -ate¹]

dis•con′so•late•ly, adv.

dis•con`so•la′tion, dis•con′so•late•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	disconsolate - sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died" inconsolable, unconsolable
	2.	disconsolate - causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" dismal, drear, dreary, gloomy, dingy, sorry, drab, grim, blue, dark cheerless, depressing, uncheerful - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place"

disconsolate

adjective inconsolable, crushed, despairing, low, sad, unhappy, miserable, gloomy, hopeless, dismal, melancholy, heartbroken, desolate, forlorn, woeful, dejected, grief-stricken, wretched, down in the dumps (informal) She was disconsolate when her husband left her.

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Translations

untröstlich

desconsolado

sconsolato

disconsolate

[dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt] ADJ → desconsolado

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disconsolate

[dɪsˈkɒnsələt] adj (= dejected) → découragé(e), abattu(e)

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disconsolate

adj → untröstlich; (= gloomy) → niedergeschlagen; to grow disconsolate → verzweifeln, verzagen

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disconsolate

[dɪsˈkɒns/əlɪt] adj → sconsolato/a

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