commiserate

/kə'mizəriet/
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commiserate

They commiserate over a shared disappointment.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To feel or express sympathy, compassion, or pity for someone's misfortune or suffering. It involves sharing in another person's feelings of sadness or disappointment.
Usage
  • The verb "commiserate" is typically used with the preposition "with" when referring to the person whose misfortune you share.
    • Example: We commiserated with her after she lost the competition.
  • It can also be used transitively, followed by the object of the misfortune (e.g., a loss, a situation), though this is less common.
    • Example: They commiserated her terrible loss.
Examples
  • Verb:
    • The whole team gathered to commiserate with their captain after the narrow defeat.
    • I called to commiserate; I know exactly how stressful moving house can be.
    • Friends commiserated over their shared difficulties in finding a job.
Advanced Usage
  • "Commiserate over/on something": To express shared sympathy about a particular situation or problem.
    • The colleagues commiserated over the sudden cancellation of their long-planned project.
  • Used in a slightly informal or ironic context to share mild disappointment.
    • Let's go get a coffee and commiserate about our awful Monday mornings.
Variants and Related Words
  • Commiserative (adjective): Expressing or feeling commiseration.
    • She gave him a commiserative pat on the shoulder.
  • Commiseratingly (adverb): In a commiserating manner.
    • He nodded commiseratingly as I told my story.
  • Commiseration (noun): The feeling or expression of sympathy and sorrow for another's misfortune.
    • A letter of commiseration was sent to the family.
Synonyms
  • Sympathize: To feel or express compassion.
  • Condole: To express sympathetic sorrow, often used in contexts of bereavement.
  • Empathize: To understand and share the feelings of another.
Antonyms
  • Envy: To desire what someone else has.
  • Gloat: To observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction.
Related Phrases
  • To offer one's commiserations: A formal phrase for expressing sympathy.
    • Please offer my commiserations to your brother on not getting the promotion.
commiserate

They commiserate over a shared disappointment.

Verb
  1. to feel or express sympathy or compassion

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