inconsolable
adjective/ˌɪnkənˈsəʊləbl/
/ˌɪnkənˈsəʊləbl/
(also less frequent unconsolable)
- very sad and unable to accept help or comfort
- They were inconsolable when their only child died.
- inconsolable grief
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInconsolable is used with these nouns:- grief
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin inconsolabilis, from in- ‘not’ + consolabilis ‘able to be consoled’, from the verb consolari (from con- ‘with’ + solari ‘soothe’).Want to learn more?
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