Meanings
- uncountableThe condition of being inconsolable.
Scenes of utter destruction and inconsolability remind us why war is a bad solution to life's problems. In many cases the (alleged) cure is worse than the disease.
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Sometimes inconsolability may occur in newborns and infants. If your baby is crying so much that you are worried or despairing, call your pediatrician and ask for help.
Synonyms: unconsolability, inconsolableness · Antonyms: consolability, consolableness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition of being inconsolable.
Origin
By surface analysis, inconsolable + -ity, or, by surface analysis, in- + console + -ability.
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inconsolability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inconsolability
“inconsolability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inconsolability. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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