inconsolability

noun

inconsolability

noun

Etymology By surface analysis, inconsolable + -ity, or, by surface analysis, in- + console + -ability.

1

The condition of being inconsolable.

  • 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.
  • 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.
Related terms
consolably, inconsolable, inconsolably, unconsolable, unconsolably, pacifier, uncalmable, unpacifiable

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