disconsolate
/dɪsˈkɒns(ə)lət
/adjective
Very unhappy and unable to be comforted: she left Fritz looking disconsolate...
- I have never seen a more disconsolate and desolate group than the Party after that speech.
- Fifteen minutes after they trooped out of their dressing-room, disconsolate, shocked by what had unfolded, the footballers were still trying to come to terms with the reality of their situation.
- If you finish fourth and you don't race well, then you can be frustrated and disconsolate.
Synonyms
sad, unhappy, doleful, woebegone, dejected, downcast, downhearted, despondent, dispirited, crestfallen, cast down, depressed, fed up, disappointed, disheartened, discouraged, demoralized, crushed, desolate, heartbroken, broken-hearted, inconsolable, heavy-hearted, low-spirited, forlorn, in the doldrums, melancholy, miserable, long-faced, wretched, glum, gloomy, dismal
informal blue, choked, down, down in the mouth, down in the dumps
British informal brassed off, cheesed off, as sick as a parrot, looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny
literary dolorous
archaic chap-fallen, heartsick, heartsore
Derivatives
disconsolately
/ adverb ...- The distraught mother of the slain young man said disconsolately at his funeral, ‘I don't know who to blame for my son's death.
- ‘I've been going to various media organisations, but not many are impressed,’ says he disconsolately.
- A small boy sits disconsolately on a park bench, finishing up what looks like a packed lunch; we feel instinctively worried, protective - where are his parents?
disconsolateness
- I turned to Jonas, noting the disconsolateness that flawed his gorgeous amber-colored eyes.
- For them, another weekday without work would only increase the emptiness and disconsolateness caused by idling away spare time.
- His look bespoke the unquietness of his mind, and frequently wandered with an expression of disconsolateness and anxiety.
disconsolation
- His disconsolation was written all over his body language - as soon as he had crossed the finishing line his head went down and was soon in his hands.
- The Cat seemed somewhat puzzled by this comment, and his stride became less confident, while his tail wagged in apparent disconsolation.
- Its sudden withdrawal from the people would bring deeper disconsolation than to deprive them of television.
Origin
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin disconsolatus, from dis- (expressing reversal) + Latin consolatus (past participle of consolari 'to console').