disconsolate
adjective/dɪsˈkɒnsələt/
/dɪsˈkɑːnsələt/
(formal)- very unhappy and disappointed synonym dejected
- The disconsolate players left for home without a trophy.
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin disconsolatus, from dis- (expressing reversal) + Latin consolatus (past participle of consolari ‘to console’).Want to learn more?
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