Word Games Pro Dictionary

disconsolate

adjective

causing dejection

Quick reference

Word Facts

Word length
12
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪsˈkɑnsəlɪt

Listen

Audio Pronunciation

Audio pronunciation is unavailable for this word.

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. causing dejection

    “a blue day”

adjective

  1. sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled

    “inconsolable when her son died”

In context

Example Sentences

a blue day
the dark days of the war
a week of rainy depressing weather
a disconsolate winter landscape
the first dismal dispiriting days of November
inconsolable when her son died

Similar words

Synonyms

Scroll to Top