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Consolation

noun/kɹˈeɪdlɚz/
Definition
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈeɪdlɚz/
🇬🇧British English
/kɒnsəlˈeɪʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kɒnsəlˈeɪʃən/
4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈeɪdlɚz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
comfortsolacesolacement
Parts of Speech
nounthe comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
“second place was no consolation to him”
nounthe act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
“his presence was a consolation to her”
Word Forms
consoleverbgive moral or emotional strength to
solaceverbgive moral or emotional strength to
comfortverbgive moral or emotional strength to
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Trost
der Trost, den man empfindet, wenn man in Zeiten der Enttäuschung getröstet wird
🇪🇸Spanish
consuelo
el consuelo que sientes cuando te consuelan en momentos de decepción
🇮🇹Italian
consolazione
il conforto che provi quando sei consolato nei momenti di delusione
🇳🇱Dutch
troost
de troost die je voelt als je getroost wordt in tijden van teleurstelling
🇵🇹Portuguese
consolação
o conforto que você sente quando consolado em momentos de decepção
🇷🇺Russian
утешение
комфорт, который вы чувствуете, когда утешаете во времена разочарования
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सांत्वना
निराशा के समय सांत्वना देने पर आपको जो आराम महसूस होता है
🇧🇩Bengali
সান্ত্বনা
হতাশার সময়ে সান্ত্বনা পেলে আপনি যে আরাম অনুভব করেন
🇮🇳Tamil
ஆறுதல்
ஏமாற்றத்தின் போது ஆறுதல் அடையும்போது நீங்கள் உணரும் ஆறுதல்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఓదార్పు
నిరాశ సమయంలో ఓదార్చినప్పుడు మీరు అనుభవించే ఓదార్పు
🇮🇳Marathi
सांत्वन
निराशेच्या वेळी सांत्वन केल्यावर तुम्हाला जाणवणारा आराम
🇮🇳Gujarati
આશ્વાસન
નિરાશાના સમયે દિલાસો આપતી વખતે તમે જે આરામ અનુભવો છો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಮಾಧಾನ
ನಿರಾಶೆಯ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಾಧಾನಗೊಂಡಾಗ ನೀವು ಅನುಭವಿಸುವ ಸೌಕರ್ಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആശ്വാസം
നിരാശയുടെ സമയങ്ങളിൽ ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കുമ്പോൾ നിങ്ങൾ അനുഭവിക്കുന്ന ആശ്വാസം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦਿਲਾਸਾ
ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਲਾਸਾ ਦੇਣ 'ਤੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
تسلی
وہ سکون جو آپ کو مایوسی کے وقت تسلی دینے پر محسوس ہوتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
安慰
当你在失望的时候得到安慰时你感受到的安慰
🇯🇵Japanese
慰め
失望したときに慰められたときに感じる慰め
🇰🇷Korean
위로
실망할 때 위로를 받을 때 느끼는 편안함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự an ủi
sự an ủi bạn cảm thấy khi được an ủi trong lúc thất vọng
🇹🇭Thai
การปลอบใจ
ความสบายใจที่คุณรู้สึกได้เมื่อถูกปลอบใจในช่วงเวลาแห่งความผิดหวัง
🇮🇩Indonesian
penghiburan
kenyamanan yang Anda rasakan saat dihibur di saat kecewa
🇵🇭Filipino
aliw
ang ginhawang nararamdaman mo kapag naaaliw sa oras ng pagkabigo
🇲🇾Malay
saguhati
keselesaan yang anda rasai apabila dihiburkan semasa kekecewaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عزاء
الراحة التي تشعر بها عند مواساتك في أوقات خيبة الأمل
🇮🇷Persian
تسلی
آرامشی که در مواقع ناامیدی احساس می کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
teselli
hayal kırıklığı anlarında teselli edildiğinde hissettiğin rahatlık
🇮🇱Hebrew
נֶחָמָה
הנוחות שאתה מרגיש כשאתה מתנחם בזמנים של אכזבה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'consolation'?
The primary meaning of 'consolation' is 'the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'consolation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'consolation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'consolation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'consolation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'consolation' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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