Definitions

disconsolate

[dis-kon-suh-lit] / dɪsˈkɒn sə lɪt /

ADJECTIVE

depressed, unhappy

Synonyms

STRONG

inconsolable

WEAK

bad black blue cheerless cold comfortless crestfallen crushed dark dejected desolate despairing destroyed dispirited distressed doleful down downcast downhearted dreary forlorn gloomy grief-stricken heartbroken hopeless hurting in pain in the pits low melancholy miserable ripped sad somber sorrowful torn-up woebegone woeful wretched

Antonyms

WEAK

cheerful consoled happy solaced soothed

Example Sentences

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Disconsolate Erling Haaland walks off after Manchester City drop crucial points in the Premier League title race at Spurs.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Disconsolate after his wild outing, the 27-year-old Weissert banged his glove on the bench and took a seat all by himself at the end of the dugout, looking down.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

Disconsolate from the loss of what he believed to be his true love, Gainsbourg had retreated to his parents’ residence and filled it with oversized blown-up photos of the gorgeous French ingenue.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2021

Disconsolate, I usually leave for home to wolf down salami on sourdough and pore over maps of Piedmont and Lombardy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2019

Disconsolate, I was preparing for the journey, and stopped to cast one last look up to the windows behind which my beloved sits captive—a lackey of the King's suite approached me.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Various

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