Main Entry: dis·con·so·late

Pronunciation: \dis-ˈkän(t)-sə-lət\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus, from Latin dis- + consolatus, past participle of consolari to console

Date: 14th century

1 : cheerless <a clutch of disconsolate houses — D. H. Lawrence>
2 : dejected, downcast <the team returned disconsolate from three losses>

— dis·con·so·late·ly adverb

— dis·con·so·late·ness noun

— dis·con·so·la·tion \(ˌ)dis-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈlā-shən\ noun