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disconsolate (adj.)

late 14c., "causing discomfort, dismal;" c. 1400, "unhappy, dejected, melancholy, wanting consolation or comfort," from Medieval Latin disconsolatus "comfortless," from Latin dis- "away" (see dis-) + consolatus, past participle of consolari "offer solace, encourage, comfort, cheer," from assimilated form of com-, here probably an intensive prefix (see com-), + solari "to comfort" (see solace). Related: Disconsolately; disconsolateness.

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Definitions of disconsolate from WordNet

disconsolate (adj.)
causing dejection;
a disconsolate winter landscape
Synonyms: blue / dark / dingy / dismal / gloomy / grim / sorry / drab / drear / dreary
disconsolate (adj.)
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled;
Synonyms: inconsolable / unconsolable
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