Disconsolate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled

causing dejection

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæɡəltˌeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskˈɒnsələt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskˈɒnsələt/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæɡəltˌeɪl/.

Examples

inconsolable when her son died
a blue day
the dark days of the war

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gloomy dark drear dreary sorry grim unconsolable inconsolable dingy blue dismal drab

Antonyms

consolable

Parts of Speech

adjective	sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled “inconsolable when her son died”
adjective	causing dejection “a blue day”

Word Forms

disconsolateness	noun	feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
dreariness	noun	extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

trostlos

traurig, mehr als tröstlich; unfähig, getröstet zu werden

🇫🇷French

inconsolable

triste au-delà du réconfort ; incapable d'être consolé

🇪🇸Spanish

desconsolado

triste más allá de lo reconfortante; incapaz de ser consolado

🇮🇹Italian

sconsolato

triste oltre che confortante; incapace di consolarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

troosteloos

verdrietig meer dan geruststellend; niet in staat getroost te worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

desconsolado

triste além de reconfortante; incapaz de ser consolado

🇷🇺Russian

безутешный

грустный, не утешающий; неспособный быть утешенным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निराश

सांत्वना से परे दुःख; सांत्वना देने में असमर्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বস্তি

সান্ত্বনার বাইরে দুঃখজনক; সান্ত্বনা দেওয়া অক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதிப்படுத்து

ஆறுதலுக்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட சோகம்; ஆறுதல்படுத்த இயலாது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరుత్సాహపరచు

ఓదార్పుని మించిన దుఃఖం; ఓదార్చడానికి అసమర్థుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्वस्थ होणे

सांत्वन देण्यापलीकडे दुःखी; सांत्वन करण्यास असमर्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થ

દિલાસો કરતાં ઉદાસી; દિલાસો આપવામાં અસમર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾಧಾನಪಡಿಸು

ಸಾಂತ್ವನವನ್ನು ಮೀರಿ ದುಃಖ; ಸಾಂತ್ವನ ಹೇಳಲು ಅಸಮರ್ಥ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരാശപ്പെടുത്തുക

ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനും അപ്പുറമായ ദുഃഖം; ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിവില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾਜਨਕ

ਦਿਲਾਸਾ ਦੇਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਰੇ ਉਦਾਸ; ਦਿਲਾਸਾ ਦੇਣ ਦੇ ਅਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

مایوس ہونا

تسلی سے باہر اداس؛ تسلی دینے کے قابل نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

惆怅

悲伤超出安慰；无法被安慰

🇯🇵Japanese

がっかりする

慰める以上に悲しい。慰められない

🇰🇷Korean

슬퍼서

위로를 넘어 슬픈; 위로받을 수 없는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chán nản

buồn không thể an ủi; không thể an ủi được

🇹🇭Thai

เสียใจ

เศร้าเกินกว่าจะปลอบโยน; ไม่สามารถปลอบใจได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

sedih

sedih melebihi kenyamanan; tidak mampu dihibur

🇵🇭Filipino

mawalan ng loob

malungkot na lampas sa kaaliwan; hindi kayang aliwin

🇲🇾Malay

putus asa

sedih melampaui penghiburan; tidak mampu dihiburkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بائس

حزين وراء الراحة. غير قادر على المواساة

🇮🇷Persian

دلسرد کردن

غمگین فراتر از آرامش؛ ناتوان از تسلی دادن

🇹🇷Turkish

tesellisiz

rahatlatıcının ötesinde üzücü; teselli edilemez

🇮🇱Hebrew

לנחם

עצוב מעבר לנחמה; לא מסוגל להתנחם

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