Consolation
Consolation noun - A feeling of ease from grief or trouble.
Usage example: the consolation that our favorite foods give us when we're having a bad day
Torment is an antonym for consolation.
Torment
Torment noun - A state of great suffering of body or mind.
Usage example: was in torment for weeks after he broke up with his girlfriend
Consolation is an antonym for torment.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- No safety net, no consolation prize, all that pain and emotional torment for jumping-jack nada.
Source: All or Nothing
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