COLD COMFORT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Very limited consolation or empathy

Example:

he told me that time heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("cold comfort" is a kind of...):

consolation; solace; solacement (the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment)

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