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Words related to consolation
con·so·la·tion
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cold comfort
If you say that a slightly encouraging fact or event is cold comfort to someone, you mean that it gives them little or no comfort because their situation is so difficult or unpleasant. -
consolation prize
A consolation prize is a small prize which is given to a person who fails to win a competition. -
disconsolate
without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate. -
solace
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort. -
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tiresias
a blind prophet, usually said to have been blinded because he saw Athena bathing, and then to have been awarded the gift of prophecy as a consolation for his blindness.