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Consolation
01
the act of providing comfort to someone who is upset or disappointed
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Examples
She offered words of consolation to her grieving friend.
02
a specific thing that provides comfort to someone
Examples
The warm embrace from her mother was a great consolation during her grief.
Lexical Tree
consolation
console
