disconsolate

1 of 2

adjective

dis·​con·​so·​late dis-ˈkän(t)-sə-lət 

1

: cheerless

… a clutch of disconsolate houses.

—D. H. Lawrence

2

: dejected entry 1, downcast

the team returned disconsolate from three losses

disconsolately adverb

disconsolateness noun

disconsolation

(ˌ)dis-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈlā-shən 

noun

disconsolateness

2 of 2

noun

dis·​con·​so·​late·​ness

plural -es

: the quality or state of being disconsolate : dejection, dispiritedness

Synonyms of disconsolate

Adjective

• bleak
• lonely
• depressing
• somber
• depressive
• dark
• desolate
• solemn
• darkening
• lonesome
• morbid
• cold
• gray
• miserable
• depressed
• murky

Examples of disconsolate in a Sentence

Adjective

Campaign workers grew increasingly disconsolate as the results came in.

spent her last years in the disconsolate environs of a cheap boarding house

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Foden, left in the dressing room with a coach for the rest of the first half, would have been disconsolate. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Players were visibly disconsolate afterward, the sign of a team that expects to win every day. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026

However, the short-term pain was acute, and Wrexham’s players sat on the ground and looked disconsolate after the final whistle — even though the Hull-Norwich match hadn’t finished. — Steve Douglas, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026

Amby is disconsolate on the drive home. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

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

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for disconsolate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate

Kids Definition

disconsolate

adjective

dis·​con·​so·​late dis-ˈkän(t)-sə-lət 

: very sad : dejected

disconsolately adverb

disconsolateness noun