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disconsolate adjective [ dɪsˈkɒns(ə)lət ]

• very unhappy and unable to be comforted.
• "she left Fritz looking disconsolate"
Similar: sad, unhappy, doleful, woebegone, dejected, downcast, downhearted, despondent, dispirited, crestfallen, cast down, depressed, fed up, disappointed, disheartened, discouraged, demoralized, crushed, desolate, heartbroken, broken-hearted, inconsolable, heavy-hearted, low-spirited, forlorn, in the doldrums, melancholy, miserable, long-faced, wretched, glum, gloomy, dismal, blue, choked, down, down in the mouth, down in the dumps, brassed off, cheesed off, as sick as a parrot, dolorous, chap-fallen, heartsick, heartsore,
Opposite: cheerful, happy,
Origin: late Middle English: from medieval Latin disconsolatus, from dis- (expressing reversal) + Latin consolatus (past participle of consolari ‘to console’).


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