inconsolability

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English

Etymology

By surface analysis, inconsolable +‎ -ity, or, by surface analysis, in- +‎ console +‎ -ability.

Noun

inconsolability (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being inconsolable.
    Synonyms: unconsolability, inconsolableness (rare)
    Antonyms: consolability, consolableness (rare)
    Sometimes inconsolability may occur in newborns and infants. If your baby is crying so much that you are worried or despairing, call your pediatrician and ask for help.
    Scenes of utter destruction and inconsolability remind us why war is a bad solution to life's problems. In many cases the (alleged) cure is worse than the disease.

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