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noun, masculine

desconsuelo

/deskonˈswelo/

noun, masculine/deskonˈswelo/plural: desconsuelos

anguish, grief; queasiness, uneasiness

y se leerán sus escritos con el asombro y el desconsuelo que causa ver en los de Platón y Aristóteles la defensa de la esclavitud.and their writings will be read with the astonishment and grief that causes seeing the defense of slavery in those of Plato and Aristotle.

Synonyms: pesadumbre

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Spanish consuelo Spanish -ar Spanish desconsolardeverb. Spanish desconsuelo Deverbal from desconsolar.