disconsolateness
- noun
- /ˌdɪsˈkɒnsəleɪtnəs/
:
desconsuelo
- His disconsolateness was evident as he stared blankly out of the window, lost in his thoughts.
Examples
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They stood around at the depot, camped in fields on the edge of the road in clusters until shooed away for being the blight that had been visited upon them for reflecting like still water the disconsolateness they certainly felt, and for reminding others about the wages sin paid out to its laborers.
Fiction book (1992) -
Kierkegaard said that "despair is the disconsolateness of not being able to die."
Academic text (1993) -
After receiving the bad news, she sank into a deep state of disconsolateness that seemed impossible to overcome.
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The book vividly describes the disconsolateness of a character who feels utterly alone in a crowded city.
Synonyms
330
3.7
A deep feeling of sadness and loss of interest in life
229
1.0
A feeling of being unhappy
210
3.5
A complete loss of hope
42
1.8
A feeling of sadness or not feeling satisfied with life
28
4.1
A feeling that nothing will get better
4
8.3
A strong feeling of sadness and loss of hope after something bad
3
7.6
A feeling of deep sadness and emptiness after being left alone
2
6.3
A feeling of sadness and low energy that makes you feel down
1
8.8
A feeling of deep sadness and no hope
1
3.4
A feeling of sadness and little hope felt by people or in a place
A feeling of deep sadness that nothing can comfort
A feeling of being discouraged and without much hope
A feeling of losing hope and confidence
A deep, painful sadness from missing someone or something
A feeling of being very lonely and empty after loss
A deep feeling of sadness about a loss
A feeling of sadness and low energy
A feeling of being sad and having little hope
A feeling of being sad or low
A time when someone feels sad and without energy
A quiet feeling of sadness and low spirits
A feeling of sadness and no hope
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
disconsolateness = disconsolate (semi-transparent) = dis + consol + ate + ness
Adding '-ness' to the adjective 'disconsolate' straightforwardly forms a noun meaning the state or quality of being disconsolate.
Etymology
Disconsolateness comes from dis-, which means 'not', and the same root as console and solace, which mean 'comfort'. So disconsolateness is the state of being 'not comforted', a deep, hopeless sadness that is hard to ease.