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Disconsolate

Dis-cŏn'sō-late, a.

adjective

a. [Prefix dis and Lat. consolatus, p. p. of consolari, to console; O. Fr. desconsolé. See CONSOLE.]

Sense 1. Destitute of comfort or consolation; deeply dejected and dispirited; hopelessly sad; melancholy; filled with grief; as, a bereaved and disconsolate parent.

Sense 2. Inspiring dejection; saddening; cheerless; as, the disconsolate darkness of the winter nights. Roy.

Dis-cŏn'sō-lāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

To deprive of consolation; to throw into dejection. Goldsmith.