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Antonyms for consolation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kon-suh-ley-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn səˈleɪ ʃən

Definition of consolation

Origin :
  • late 14c., "act of consoling," from Old French consolacion (11c., Modern French consolation) "solace, comfort; delight, pleasure," from Latin consolationem (nominative consolatio-) "consoling, comforting," noun of action from consolat-, past participle stem of consolari (see console (v.)). Consolation prize is recorded from 1886.
  • noun relief, comfort
Example sentences :
  • He held Philothea's hand continually, and often spoke to her in words of consolation.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • My only consolation is that the war must soon be over, and that I will have helped.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • But for her consolation were the matters of food and dress, and of countless junketings.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • It is a consolation to remember that, sooner or later, their time must come.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • If it could be any consolation to them, these Saxons were not William's only captives.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • A word of consolation, a caress, even from her mother, would have distressed her.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • This must be some consolation to you, my dear and excellent friend!
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Let us derive instruction, as well as consolation, from this scene.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • This 'consolation stakes' is regarded as a better test of originality than the tripos.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • His only consolation lay in the fact that the other man might be suffering just as much.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Synonyms for consolation

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