consolation

[US]/ˌkɒnsə'leɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/ˌkɑnsəˈleʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. comfort or support given to someone who is feeling sad or disappointed; something that provides comfort or solace.

Phrases & Collocations

consolation prize

Example Sentences

there was a morsel of consolation for the British team.

find consolation in one's work

no consolation in their hour of trial;

there was consolation in knowing that others were worse off.

Your kindness was a consolation to me in my grief.

This news was of little consolation to us.

The children were a great consolation to me at that time.

The next match will probably offer them the consolation of winning.

The government got many telegrams and letters of consolation when the President died.

There is some consolation for fans because the team still stands a chance of winning the local championship.

Many of the excess boys will be poor and rootless, a lumpenproletariat without the consolations of sexual partners and family.

When her mother died, she found consolation in her religious beliefs.

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