disconsolate

One entry found for disconsolate.

Main Entry: dis·con·so·late
Pronunciation: dis-'kän(t)-s&-l&t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus, from Latin dis- + consolatus, past participle of consolari to console
1 : CHEERLESS <a clutch of disconsolate houses -- D. H. Lawrence>
2 : DEJECTED, DOWNCAST <the team returned disconsolate from three losses>
- dis·con·so·late·ly adverb
- dis·con·so·late·ness noun
- dis·con·so·la·tion /(")dis-"kän(t)-s&-'lA-sh&n/ noun