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disconsolate

 
Dictionary: dis·con·so·late   (dĭs-kŏn'sə-lĭt) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Seeming beyond consolation; extremely dejected: disconsolate at the loss of the dog.
  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.]

disconsolately dis·con'so·late·ly adv.
disconsolateness dis·con'so·late·ness or dis·con'so·la'tion (-kŏn'sə-lā'shən) n.

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adj

Definition: depressed, unhappy
Antonyms: cheerful, consoled, happy, solaced, soothed


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Very sad.

pronunciation The news of the tragedy left him disconsolate.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
  Synonyms: inconsolable, unconsolable

Meaning #2: causing dejection
  Synonyms: blue, dark, depressing, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, grim


Translations: Disconsolate
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - utrøstelig, knust

Nederlands (Dutch)
troosteloos, ontroostbaar

Français (French)
adj. - inconsolable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - untröstlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απαρηγόρητος, λυπημένος

Italiano (Italian)
sconsolato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desconsolado

Русский (Russian)
безутешный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desconsolado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - otröstlig, dyster

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
孤独的, 郁郁不乐的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 孤獨的, 鬱鬱不樂的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 슬픈, 위안을 줄 수 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 鬱々として楽しまぬ, やるせない, 陰鬱な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محزون القلب, موقع الغم في نفسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שאין לנחמו, אומלל‬


 
 
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