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disconsolate [dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt] adj
1. sad beyond comfort; inconsolable 2. disappointed; dejected [from Medieval Latin disconsōlātus, from dis-1 + consōlātus comforted; see console1] disconsolately adv disconsolateness , disconsolation n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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. Translations disconsolate disconsolate [dɪsˈkɒns/əlɪt] adj → sconsolato/a disconsolate [dɪsˈkɒns/əlɪt] adj → sconsolato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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" On the next day, being driven a long journey, and feeling very wearied, he exclaimed in a disconsolate tone: "I must have made a mistake; my father, after all, could have been only an ass. The middle one of the three windows was half-way open; and sitting close beside it, taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner, Utterson saw Dr. I smiled, for his appearance, so rotund and yet so startled, could never fail to excite a smile, and then as I came nearer I noticed that he seemed singularly disconsolate. |
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