I. də̇ˈskän(t)s(ə)lə̇t, ˈdiˌs-, usu -ə̇d.+V adjective
Etymology: Middle English disconsolat, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus, from Latin dis- dis- (I) + consolatus, past participle of consolari to console — more at console
1. : lacking consolation : deeply dejected and dispirited : hopelessly sad : being beyond consolation
a disconsolate parent
2. : inspiring dejection : saddening, cheerless
set up a wall … to shut off the disconsolate hills and the monotonous sea — M.R.Cohen
: indicating or suggestive of dejection
retired … with a disconsolate step — T.L.Peacock
Synonyms: see downcast
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
obsolete : to make disconsolate