inconsolable

The definition of inconsolable is someone who is so upset that they cannot be comforted.

(adjective)

When your beloved husband died and nothing anyone can say will make you feel better, this is an example of when you are inconsolable.

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See inconsolable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

that cannot be consoled; disconsolate; brokenhearted

Origin: L inconsolabilis

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See inconsolable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Impossible or difficult to console; despondent: was inconsolable after his pet died.

Related Forms:

  • inˌcon·solˌa·bilˈi·ty, inˌcon·solˈa·ble·ness noun
  • inˌcon·solˈa·bly adverb

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