Consoling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give moral or emotional strength to

affording comfort or solace

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæftsmɛn/

🇬🇧British English

/kənsˈəʊlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənsˈəʊlɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæftsmɛn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

comfort solace soothe consolatory comforting console

Parts of Speech

verb	give moral or emotional strength to
adjective	affording comfort or solace

Word Forms

comfort	noun	the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
comforter	noun	a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
consolable	adjective	able to be consoled
consolatory	adjective	affording comfort or solace
consolation	noun	the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
solace	noun	the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
solacement	noun	comfort in disappointment or misery
console	verb	give moral or emotional strength to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tröstlich

moralische oder emotionale Stärke verleihen

🇫🇷French

consoler

donner de la force morale ou émotionnelle à

🇪🇸Spanish

consolando

dar fuerza moral o emocional a

🇮🇹Italian

consolante

dare forza morale o emotiva a

🇳🇱Dutch

troostend

morele of emotionele kracht geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

consolar

dar força moral ou emocional a

🇷🇺Russian

утешительный

придать моральные или эмоциональные силы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सांत्वना

को नैतिक या भावनात्मक शक्ति दें

🇧🇩Bengali

সান্ত্বনা

নৈতিক বা মানসিক শক্তি দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆறுதல்

தார்மீக அல்லது உணர்ச்சி வலிமையைக் கொடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఓదార్పు

నైతిక లేదా భావోద్వేగ బలాన్ని ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सांत्वन

नैतिक किंवा भावनिक शक्ती द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

આશ્વાસન

નૈતિક અથવા ભાવનાત્મક શક્તિ આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಂತ್ವನ

ನೈತಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാന്ത്വനപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

ധാർമ്മികമോ വൈകാരികമോ ആയ ശക്തി നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਿਲਾਸਾ

ਨੂੰ ਨੈਤਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ ਤਾਕਤ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

تسلی

کو اخلاقی یا جذباتی طاقت دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

安慰

给予道德或情感力量

🇯🇵Japanese

慰める

～に道徳的または感情的な強さを与える

🇰🇷Korean

위로하는

도덕적, 감정적 힘을 부여하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

an ủi

trao sức mạnh tinh thần hoặc cảm xúc cho

🇹🇭Thai

การปลอบใจ

ให้ความเข้มแข็งทางศีลธรรมหรืออารมณ์แก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghibur

memberikan kekuatan moral atau emosional kepada

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakaaliw

bigyan ng moral o emosyonal na lakas sa

🇲🇾Malay

menghiburkan

memberi kekuatan moral atau emosi kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مواساة

إعطاء القوة المعنوية أو العاطفية ل

🇮🇷Persian

دلداری دادن

به آنها قدرت اخلاقی یا عاطفی بدهید

🇹🇷Turkish

teselli edici

ahlaki veya duygusal güç vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מנחם

לתת כוח מוסרי או רגשי

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