consolation
noun
[ ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment.
• "there was consolation in knowing that others were worse off"
Similar:
comfort,
solace,
sympathy,
compassion,
pity,
commiseration,
fellow feeling,
relief,
help,
aid,
support,
moral support,
cheer,
encouragement,
reassurance,
fortification,
soothing,
easement,
succour,
assuagement,
alleviation,
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio(n- ), from the verb consolari (see console1).
