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disconsolate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | inconsolable, unconsolable |
| Derivation | disconsolateness |
Examples of disconsolate
disconsolate
There were a few disconsolate flag-wavers, but the general atmosphere was muted.
From the telegraph.co.uk
When the winning runs had been hit Peter Borren fell to his knees, disconsolate.
From the guardian.co.uk
New could offer no help to players disconsolate upon hearing Thursday's news.
From the dailyherald.com
Izzo was a disconsolate mess Saturday, vowing never to forget what happened.
From the freep.com
Guillermo's mother, Miriam Medina, remained in a bedroom, too disconsolate to speak.
From the washingtonpost.com
A lot of people are very disheartened and disconsolate at what is happening.
From the expressandstar.com
Disconsolate boos were carried towards the VIPs in the new pavilion on a stiff breeze.
From the guardian.co.uk
The McLaren pair sounded breezy alongside the disconsolate Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso.
From the guardian.co.uk
He was disconsolate, she reported, over the death of his pet fox Jackie.
From the time.com
- Inconsolable: sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died"
- Blue: 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"
- (disconsolately) desolately: in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
- (disconsolateness) despondency: feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
- Cheerless, dreary; seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable
