how to pronounce disconsolate

/dɪˈskɒn.səl.ət/

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disconsolate is pronounced in four syllables

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dɪskɒnsələt

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An example use of disconsolate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… looking disconsolate elderly widows …”

meanings of disconsolate

adjective:

  1. Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
  2. Cheerless, dreary.

noun:

  1. Disconsolateness.

disconsolate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word disconsolate occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics disconsolate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that disconsolate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

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