Inconsolable
adjective
Not able to be comforted or made better.
After his dog died, the young boy was inconsolable.
Often appears as...
- inconsolable grief
- inconsolable loss
adjective
Not able to be comforted or made better.
After his dog died, the young boy was inconsolable.
Often appears as...
- inconsolable grief
- inconsolable loss
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Pro Tip 1/3Deep Sadness
Used to describe a profound feeling of sadness that cannot be eased quickly or easily.
She has been inconsolable since her sister moved abroad.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Sad
More intense than just being sad, it's used when someone is deeply affected by a situation.
The news of the tragedy left the community inconsolable.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Collocations
Often used with words like 'grief,' 'loss,' or 'crying' to emphasize the depth of emotion.
His inconsolable crying at the funeral touched everyone's heart.
Pro Tip 1/3Deep Sadness
Used to describe a profound feeling of sadness that cannot be eased quickly or easily.
She has been inconsolable since her sister moved abroad.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Sad
More intense than just being sad, it's used when someone is deeply affected by a situation.
The news of the tragedy left the community inconsolable.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Collocations
Often used with words like 'grief,' 'loss,' or 'crying' to emphasize the depth of emotion.
His inconsolable crying at the funeral touched everyone's heart.
Pro Tip 1/3Deep Sadness
Used to describe a profound feeling of sadness that cannot be eased quickly or easily.
She has been inconsolable since her sister moved abroad.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Sad
More intense than just being sad, it's used when someone is deeply affected by a situation.
The news of the tragedy left the community inconsolable.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Collocations
Often used with words like 'grief,' 'loss,' or 'crying' to emphasize the depth of emotion.
His inconsolable crying at the funeral touched everyone's heart.
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Capturing the Year in an...
i know what happened after this one was snapped the sheep had just been killed by a speeding taxi when the photographer came upon the scene and found the little boy inconsolable the taxi long gone when readers saw the photo in the magazine they raised thousands of dollars the family sheep were replaced a water pump was installed in their
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The Hidden Power of Sad...
that's ancient and universal and enormously powerful and, strangely, these days overlooked. The author C.S. Lewis called this state of mind "the inconsolable longing for we know not what." And he was mesmerized by it all his life.
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The science of...
he was inconsolable what about my friends we tried to reassure him he said you'll be back you'll have us and you'll make new friends he knew we were going for two years he looked at us and said
Video examples
Capturing the Year in an...
i know what happened after this one was snapped the sheep had just been killed by a speeding taxi when the photographer came upon the scene and found the little boy inconsolable the taxi long gone when readers saw the photo in the magazine they raised thousands of dollars the family sheep were replaced a water pump was installed in their
Video examples
The Hidden Power of Sad...
that's ancient and universal and enormously powerful and, strangely, these days overlooked. The author C.S. Lewis called this state of mind "the inconsolable longing for we know not what." And he was mesmerized by it all his life.
Video examples
The science of...
he was inconsolable what about my friends we tried to reassure him he said you'll be back you'll have us and you'll make new friends he knew we were going for two years he looked at us and said
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Quote examples
Charles Krauthammer
American Journalist
When the Cleveland Cavaliers lost the 2015 NBA Finals to Golden State, LeBron James sat motionless in the locker room, staring straight ahead, still wearing his game jersey, for 45 minutes after the final buzzer. Here was a guy immensely wealthy, widely admired, at the peak of his powers - yet stricken, inconsolable.
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Erik Spoelstra
American Coach
I hate this quality, but I can go to dark levels when we lose. It's not a panic attack, but there's anxiety. I'm inconsolable. I'm a train wreck. I'm being myself. Then I get this crazy, intense focus, where I get desperate not to be embarrassed again. That dark spot is what I tap into. Creativity comes from there.
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Shelby Steele
American Author
But blacks make little to no progress and, worse, the preoccupation with injustice only leaves them eternally inconsolable and cut off from their own best energies and talents.
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Adam Scott
American Actor
I love hearing about bad behavior. It's just so funny to me. Especially, grown ups acting like weird, inconsolable babies over really stupid things, to me, is really funny.
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Nicolas Roeg
English Director
Grief is an emotion that's almost unplayable because you're in a separate emotional state; it's an inconsolable emotion.
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Sydney J. Harris
American Journalist
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
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Cathleen Schine
American Author
Blue Nights' is a story of loss: simple, wrenching, inconsolable loss.
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Charles Krauthammer
American Journalist
When the Cleveland Cavaliers lost the 2015 NBA Finals to Golden State, LeBron James sat motionless in the locker room, staring straight ahead, still wearing his game jersey, for 45 minutes after the final buzzer. Here was a guy immensely wealthy, widely admired, at the peak of his powers - yet stricken, inconsolable.
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Erik Spoelstra
American Coach
I hate this quality, but I can go to dark levels when we lose. It's not a panic attack, but there's anxiety. I'm inconsolable. I'm a train wreck. I'm being myself. Then I get this crazy, intense focus, where I get desperate not to be embarrassed again. That dark spot is what I tap into. Creativity comes from there.
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Shelby Steele
American Author
But blacks make little to no progress and, worse, the preoccupation with injustice only leaves them eternally inconsolable and cut off from their own best energies and talents.
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Adam Scott
American Actor
I love hearing about bad behavior. It's just so funny to me. Especially, grown ups acting like weird, inconsolable babies over really stupid things, to me, is really funny.
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Nicolas Roeg
English Director
Grief is an emotion that's almost unplayable because you're in a separate emotional state; it's an inconsolable emotion.
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Sydney J. Harris
American Journalist
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
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Cathleen Schine
American Author
Blue Nights' is a story of loss: simple, wrenching, inconsolable loss.
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