different between dejected vs inconsolable
dejected
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??d??kt?d/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin deicio
Adjective
dejected (comparative more dejected, superlative most dejected)
- Sad and dispirited.
- 1818, Benjamin Franklin, Memoirs, Philadelphia: T.S. Manning, Volume I, p. 73,[1]
- I pitied poor Miss Read’s unfortunate situation, who was generally dejected, seldom cheerful, and avoided company […]
- 1818, Benjamin Franklin, Memoirs, Philadelphia: T.S. Manning, Volume I, p. 73,[1]
Synonyms
- dejectable (rare)
- despondent
- disheartened
- down in the mouth
Antonyms
- hopeful
Derived terms
- dejectedly
Translations
Verb
dejected
- simple past tense and past participle of deject
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inconsolable
English
Etymology
As if in- +? consolable, from Middle French inconsolable, from Latin inconsolabilis
Adjective
inconsolable (comparative more inconsolable, superlative most inconsolable)
- Not consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.
Synonyms
- unconsolable
Derived terms
- inconsolability
- inconsolableness
- inconsolably
Translations
French
Adjective
inconsolable (plural inconsolables)
- inconsolable
Further reading
- “inconsolable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Adjective
inconsolable (plural inconsolables)
- inconsolable
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