disconsolate

adjective

dis·​con·​so·​late dis-ˈkän(t)-sə-lət How to pronounce disconsolate (audio)
1
: cheerless
a clutch of disconsolate housesD. H. Lawrence
2
: dejected, downcast
the team returned disconsolate from three losses
disconsolately adverb
disconsolateness noun

Examples of disconsolate in a Sentence

Campaign workers grew increasingly disconsolate as the results came in. spent her last years in the disconsolate environs of a cheap boarding house
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus, from Latin dis- + consolatus, past participle of consolari to console

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of disconsolate was in the 15th century

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“Disconsolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disconsolate. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

disconsolate

adjective
dis·​con·​so·​late dis-ˈkän(t)-sə-lət How to pronounce disconsolate (audio)
: very sad : dejected
disconsolately adverb
disconsolateness noun

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