Disconsolate Flashcards

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Disconsolate Definition

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State of being w/out consoled or happiness— no double meanings

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Disconsolate Morphemes

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Dis (apart), Console (to comfort), late (state or quality of)

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Disconsolate Connotations

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Negative emotions such as Unhappiness and sadness b/c they are not comforted and unhappy.

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Disconsolate Example

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She had been disconsolate for so long, we never expected she would be happy.

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