Disconsolate
adjective
Extremely unhappy and unable to be comforted.
She was disconsolate after her cat passed away.
Often appears as...
- feel disconsolate
- look disconsolate
adjective
Extremely unhappy and unable to be comforted.
She was disconsolate after her cat passed away.
Often appears as...
- feel disconsolate
- look disconsolate
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Pro Tip 1/3Deep Unhappiness
Use 'disconsolate' to emphasize the depth of someone's sadness that can't be easily soothed.
After the tragic news, he wandered the streets, disconsolate.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Sad
'Disconsolate' is stronger than 'sad'. It suggests a profound sense of loss or hopelessness.
Her eyes were disconsolate, revealing a soul in despair.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional State
It's commonly used to describe people, not situations or objects.
He sat disconsolate, not even his friends' jokes could cheer him up.
Compare with
crestfallendejecteddespondentdismalforlornheartbrokenmelancholymiserable
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Trusting the ensemble -...
unfeasibly long way away in those days you can imagine the musicians were disconsolate Hyden demonstrated with the prince but to no avail so given the prince loved his music I didn't thought he'd write a symphony to make the point I'm going to play just a very tail end
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What Ping-Pong Taught Me...
I couldn't exult after a tremendous upset victory against our strongest players, because six minutes later, with a new partner, I was falling behind again. On the other hand, I never felt disconsolate.
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Trusting the ensemble -...
unfeasibly long way away in those days you can imagine the musicians were disconsolate Hyden demonstrated with the prince but to no avail so given the prince loved his music I didn't thought he'd write a symphony to make the point I'm going to play just a very tail end
Video examples
What Ping-Pong Taught Me...
I couldn't exult after a tremendous upset victory against our strongest players, because six minutes later, with a new partner, I was falling behind again. On the other hand, I never felt disconsolate.
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