Inconsolable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkənsˈoʊləbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkənsˈəʊləbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkənsˈəʊləbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkənsˈoʊləbəl/.

Examples

inconsolable when her son died

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disconsolate unconsolable

Antonyms

consolable

Parts of Speech

adjective

sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled

“inconsolable when her son died”

Word Forms

disconsolateness

noun

feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

untröstlich

traurig, mehr als tröstlich; unfähig, getröstet zu werden

🇮🇹Italian

inconsolabile

triste oltre che confortante; incapace di consolarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

ontroostbaar

verdrietig meer dan geruststellend; niet in staat getroost te worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

inconsolável

triste além de reconfortante; incapaz de ser consolado

🇷🇺Russian

безутешный

грустный, не утешающий; неспособный быть утешенным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गमगीन

सांत्वना से परे दुःख; सांत्वना देने में असमर्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

অসহ্য

সান্ত্বনার বাইরে দুঃখজনক; সান্ত্বনা দেওয়া অক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆற்றுப்படுத்த முடியாதது

ஆறுதலுக்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட சோகம்; ஆறுதல்படுத்த இயலாது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఓదార్పులేని

ఓదార్పుని మించిన దుఃఖం; ఓదార్చడానికి అసమర్థుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

असह्य

सांत्वन देण्यापलीकडे दुःखी; सांत्वन करण्यास असमर्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થ

દિલાસો કરતાં ઉદાસી; દિલાસો આપવામાં અસમર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾಧಾನವಾಗದ

ಸಾಂತ್ವನವನ್ನು ಮೀರಿ ದುಃಖ; ಸಾಂತ್ವನ ಹೇಳಲು ಅಸಮರ್ಥ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കാനാവാത്ത

ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനും അപ്പുറമായ ദുഃഖം; ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിവില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ

ਦਿਲਾਸਾ ਦੇਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਰੇ ਉਦਾਸ; ਦਿਲਾਸਾ ਦੇਣ ਦੇ ਅਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل تسخیر

تسلی سے باہر اداس؛ تسلی دینے کے قابل نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无法安慰的

悲伤超出安慰；无法被安慰

🇯🇵Japanese

慰められない

慰める以上に悲しい。慰められない

🇰🇷Korean

위로할 수 없는

위로를 넘어 슬픈; 위로받을 수 없는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể nguôi ngoai

buồn không thể an ủi; không thể an ủi được

🇹🇭Thai

ปลอบใจไม่ได้

เศร้าเกินกว่าจะปลอบโยน; ไม่สามารถปลอบใจได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak dapat dihibur

sedih melebihi kenyamanan; tidak mampu dihibur

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi mapakali

malungkot na lampas sa kaaliwan; hindi kayang aliwin

🇲🇾Malay

tidak dapat dipuaskan

sedih melampaui penghiburan; tidak mampu dihiburkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا يطاق

حزين وراء الراحة. غير قادر على المواساة

🇮🇷Persian

تسلی ناپذیر

غمگین فراتر از آرامش؛ ناتوان از تسلی دادن

🇹🇷Turkish

teselli edilemez

rahatlatıcının ötesinde üzücü; teselli edilemez

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי ניחם

עצוב מעבר לנחמה; לא מסוגל להתנחם

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The primary meaning of 'inconsolable' is 'sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled'.

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