disconsolate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪsˈkɑnsələt/ UK /dɪsˈkɒnsələt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
hopelessly unhappy and beyond comfort

She sat disconsolate by the window after the news.

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Synonyms

1 adj · hopelessly unhappy and... dejected despondent forlorn wretched heartbroken inconsolable desolatewoebegone

Opposites

cheerfulconsolablejoyful content comforted

Word family

Forms disconsolately

Derived forms disconsolatelydisconsolateness

Related forms console consolationconsolable

Etymology

From Medieval Latin disconsolatus ('comfortless'), from Latin dis- ('not') plus consolatus, past participle of consolari ('to console, comfort'), from com- (intensive) plus solari ('to soothe').

disconsolatus Medieval Latin consolari Latin solari Latin

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# disconsolate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈkɑnsələt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈkɒnsələt/

## Meanings
1. hopelessly unhappy and beyond comfort

## Examples
- She sat disconsolate by the window after the news.

## Synonyms
- dejected
- despondent
- forlorn
- wretched
- heartbroken
- inconsolable
- desolate
- woebegone

## Antonyms
- cheerful
- consolable
- joyful
- content
- comforted

## Derived Forms
- disconsolately
- disconsolateness

## Related Forms
- console
- consolation
- consolable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: disconsolatus
- Root: consolari
- Root: solari

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin disconsolatus ('comfortless'), from Latin dis- ('not') plus consolatus, past participle of consolari ('to console, comfort'), from com- (intensive) plus solari ('to soothe').

## AI Etymology
Disconsolate comes from Medieval Latin disconsolatus ('comfortless'), from Latin dis- ('not') plus consolatus, past participle of consolari ('to console, comfort'), from com- (intensive) plus solari ('to soothe'). The historical trail runs through Medieval Latin disconsolatus, Latin consolari and Latin solari. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means hopelessly unhappy and beyond comfort. Derived formations include disconsolately, disconsolateness; related forms include console, consolation, consolable.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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