Etymology

disconsolate

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Today it means: Cheerless, dreary. Full definition →

Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromdiscōnsōlātus“comfortless”
  2. English todaydisconsolate

From Medieval Latin discōnsōlātus (“comfortless”), from dis- (“away”) + cōnsōlātus (“consoled”).

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