Inconsolability

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being inconsolable. uncountable

    "Sometimes inconsolability may occur in newborns and infants. If your baby is crying so much that you are worried or despairing, call your pediatrician and ask for help."

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desolationinconsolablenessunconsolability

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"Sometimes inconsolability may occur in newborns and infants. If your baby is crying so much that you are worried or despairing, call your pediatrician and ask for help."

Etymology

By surface analysis, inconsolable + -ity, or, by surface analysis, in- + console + -ability.

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