inconsolable

English

Etymology

As if in- + consolable, from Middle French inconsolable, from Latin inconsolabilis

Adjective

inconsolable (comparative more inconsolable, superlative most inconsolable)

  1. Not consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.
    • 2018 May 26, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London):
      Salah looked inconsolable as he was led from the pitch and Sergio Ramos had some nerve offering a sympathetic hug on the way off.

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French

Adjective

inconsolable (plural inconsolables)

  1. inconsolable

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Spanish

Adjective

inconsolable (plural inconsolables)

  1. inconsolable

Further reading

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