- was inconsolable
- could not be comforted, it was not possible to cheer him up
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
was inconsolable
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inconsolable — [[t]ɪ̱nkənso͟ʊləb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ If you say that someone is inconsolable, you mean that they are very sad and cannot be comforted. When my mother died I was inconsolable … English dictionary
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inconsolable — in|con|so|la|ble [ˌınkənˈsəuləbəl US ˈsou ] adj so sad that it is impossible for anyone to comfort you ▪ The boy was inconsolable after the death of his dog. >inconsolably adv ▪ She wept inconsolably … Dictionary of contemporary English
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