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disconsolate
What does disconsolate mean?
disconsolate (adjective): inconsolable.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use disconsolate in a sentence?
- For weeks after the death of her cat she was disconsolate. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce disconsolate?
/dɪsˈkɑnsəlɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does disconsolate come from?
From Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus (“comfortless”), from dis- (“away”) + cōnsōlātus (“consoled”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “disconsolate” mean?
weak; infirm
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unbelievable
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inconsolable
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very generous
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