disconsolatingadj.

Brit.

/dɪˈskɒnsəleɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/dɪˈskɑnsəˌleɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: disconsolate v., -ing suffix², disconsolate adj.

Etymology: Originally < disconsolate v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier disconsolatory adj. In later use probably < disconsolate adj. + -ing suffix².

That makes a person disconsolate; disheartening, distressing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > misery > [adjective] > rendering miserable

disconsolatory1654

disconsolatinga1665

desolating1813

a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) v. 69 Every thing that is of a discouraging and disconsolating nature in, or from the World.

1692 J. Quick Synodicon xxvi. 390 Those disconsolating Troubles with which we are menaced.

1769 Crit. Rev. Dec. 443 The disconsolating news that his mistress..is to be married next day to his elder brother.

1781 F. Okely tr. H. Jansen Faithful Narr. God's Dealings with Hiel p. xxi Wonderful and disconsolating Surprize! They conclude that after all their Righteousness, they are Nothing.

1847 A. J. Davis Princ. Nature ii. 644 Thoughts that are associated with the process of dying..are to some minds dark, doubtful, cheerless, and disconsolating.

1866 R. Hobson C. Waterton xi. 293 They lived only in disconsolating anticipation of the coming change at no distant period.

1908 ‘M. Twain’ Let. 5 June (1917) II. 367 The deeper the love the surer the tragedy. And the more disconsolating when it comes.

1999 A. Bennett Romantic Poets & Culture of Posterity iv. 102 The thought of living on without the marks or traces of permanence which artworks constitute is disconsolating.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	disconsolating
释义	disconsolatingadj. Brit. /dɪˈskɒnsəleɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /dɪˈskɑnsəˌleɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: disconsolate v., -ing suffix², disconsolate adj. Etymology: Originally < disconsolate v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier disconsolatory adj. In later use probably < disconsolate adj. + -ing suffix². That makes a person disconsolate; disheartening, distressing. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > misery > [adjective] > rendering miserable disconsolatory1654 disconsolatinga1665 desolating1813 a1665 J. Goodwin Πλήρωμα τὸ Πνευματικόv (1670) v. 69 Every thing that is of a discouraging and disconsolating nature in, or from the World. 1692 J. Quick Synodicon xxvi. 390 Those disconsolating Troubles with which we are menaced. 1769 Crit. Rev. Dec. 443 The disconsolating news that his mistress..is to be married next day to his elder brother. 1781 F. Okely tr. H. Jansen Faithful Narr. God's Dealings with Hiel p. xxi Wonderful and disconsolating Surprize! They conclude that after all their Righteousness, they are Nothing. 1847 A. J. Davis Princ. Nature ii. 644 Thoughts that are associated with the process of dying..are to some minds dark, doubtful, cheerless, and disconsolating. 1866 R. Hobson C. Waterton xi. 293 They lived only in disconsolating anticipation of the coming change at no distant period. 1908 ‘M. Twain’ Let. 5 June (1917) II. 367 The deeper the love the surer the tragedy. And the more disconsolating when it comes. 1999 A. Bennett Romantic Poets & Culture of Posterity iv. 102 The thought of living on without the marks or traces of permanence which artworks constitute is disconsolating. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1665
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