单词 | disconsolate |
释义 | disconsolate —disconsolately, adv. —disconsolation /dis kon'seuh lay"sheuhn/, disconsolateness, n. /dis kon"seuh lit/, adj. 1. without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate. 2. characterized by or causing dejection; cheerless; gloomy: disconsolate prospects. [1325-75; ME < ML disconsolatus, equiv. to L dis- DIS-1 + consolatus consoled, ptp. of consolari to CONSOLE; see -ATE1] Syn. 1. heartbroken, dejected. 1, 2. sad, melancholy, sorrowful, miserable. See desolate. |
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