 disconsolate |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled | |
| Synonyms: | unconsolable inconsolable | |
| Examples: | "inconsolable when her son died" |
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| Related terms: | consolable desolate | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] causing dejection | |
| Synonyms: | dark depressing grim dispiriting gloomy dismal blue | |
| Examples: | "a blue day" "the dark days of the war" "a week of rainy depressing weather" "a disconsolate winter landscape" "the first dismal dispiriting days of November" "a dark gloomy day" "grim rainy weather" |
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| Related terms: | cheerless | |
| Similar spelling: |
disconsolately disconnected disconcerted dissension dishonest disconnect disconcert dishonestly discomycete |
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