consolation
/,kɔnsə'leiʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of consoling; giving relief in affliction: The action of providing comfort to someone who is distressed or disappointed.
- The comfort felt when consoled: The feeling of emotional relief or solace received during times of disappointment or grief.
- A person or thing that provides comfort: Someone or something that serves as a source of solace in a difficult situation.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- His kind words were a great consolation to her after the loss.
- The consolation she felt from her friends' support helped her through the difficult time.
- Finishing in third place was a small consolation after training so hard for first.
Advanced Usage
- "cold consolation": Very little or inadequate comfort.
- Winning a small refund was cold consolation for the ruined vacation.
- As a modifier in fixed phrases:
- He scored a consolation goal in the final minutes of the match. (A goal that provides some comfort despite losing.)
Variants and Related Words
- Console (verb): To comfort someone who is distressed.
- She tried to console her crying child.
- Consolatory (adjective): Intended to provide consolation.
- He offered a few consolatory remarks.
Synonyms
- Solace: Comfort or consolation in a time of distress.
- Comfort: A state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint; also, consolation for grief or anxiety.
- Relief: A feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress.
Related Phrases
- Consolation prize: A prize given to a competitor who does not win, intended as a token of comfort.
- She didn't win the trophy, but she was happy to receive the consolation prize.
Noun
- the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
- his presence was a consolation to her
- the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
- second place was no consolation to him