inconsolable
adjEtymology Middle French inconsolable, from Latin inconsolabilis; by surface analysis, in- + consolable, or, by surface analysis, in- + console + -able.
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Not consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.
- Near-synonyms: miserable, despondent; see also Thesaurus:sad
- Salah looked inconsolable as he was led from the pitch and Sergio Ramos had some nerve offering a sympathetic hug on the way off.2018 May 26, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London):
- Derived terms
- inconsolability, inconsolableness, inconsolably
- Related terms
- consolability, consolableness, unconsolability, unconsolable, unconsolably