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Definition of disconsolate adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

disconsolate

adjective
 
/dɪsˈkɒnsələt/
 
/dɪsˈkɑːnsələt/
 (formal)
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  1. very unhappy and disappointed synonym dejected
    • The disconsolate players left for home without a trophy.
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin disconsolatus, from dis- (expressing reversal) + Latin consolatus (past participle of consolari ‘to console’).
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