DISCONSOLATE


Meaning of DISCONSOLATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dis-ˈkän(t)-sə-lət ]

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-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈlā-shən noun

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