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consolation

con·so·la·tion

UK/ˌkɒn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ fairly common

noun

1.

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

  • “second place was no consolation to him”
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2.

the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

  • “his presence was a consolation to her”
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Origin

From Old French consolacion (French consolatio), from Latin cōnsōlātiō, from the deponent verb cōnsōlor (“I console, encourage”) with the -tiō suffix, while cōnsōlor comprises the intensifying prefix con- with the deponent verb sōlor (“I comfort, console”). Equivalent to console + -ation. Doublet of consolatio.

Phrases

  • consolation final
  • consolation goal
  • consolation prize
  • Dutch consolation

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