adj.
Pronunciation: dis- ' kän(t)-s ə -l ə t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus, from Latin dis- + consolatus, past participle of consolari to console
Date: 14th century
1 : CHEERLESS <a clutch of disconsolate houses ― D. H. Lawrence>
2 : DEJECTED , DOWNCAST <the team returned disconsolate from three losses>
– dis · con · so · late · ly adverb
– dis · con · so · late · ness noun
– dis · con · so · la · tion \ ( ˌ )dis- ˌ kän(t)-s ə - ' l ā -sh ə n \ noun