inconsolable

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   so distressed, disappointed, or grief-stricken that comfort provides no relief

   She was inconsolable after the sudden death of her closest friend.

Through Middle French inconsolable from Latin inconsolabilis, 'not able to be comforted,' formed with in- 'not' from consolari, 'to console.' The same Latin verb gives English console and consolation.

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