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commiserate
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com·mis·er·ate  (k-mz-rt)
v. com·mis·er·at·ed, com·mis·er·at·ing, com·mis·er·ates
v.tr.
To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with.
v.intr.
To feel or express sympathy: commiserated over their failure.

[Latin commiserr, commisert- : com-, com- + miserr, to pity (from miser, wretched).]

com·miser·ative adj.
com·miser·ative·ly adv.
com·miser·ator n.

commiserate
Verb
[-ating, -ated] (usually foll. by with)to express sympathy or pity (for) [Latin com- together + miserari to bewail]
commiseration n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.commiserate - to feel or express sympathy or compassion
condole - express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death; "You must condole the widow"

commiserate
verb (often with with) sympathize, pity, feel for, console, condole
Translations

commiserate [kəˈmɪzəreɪt] vi to commiserate with → compadecerse de, condolerse de
commiserate [kəˈmɪzəreɪt] vi to commiserate with sb → témoigner de la sympathie pour qn
commiserate [kəˈmɪzəreɪt] vi to commiserate with sb → jdm sein Mitgefühl zeigen
commiserate [kəˈmɪzəreɪt] vi to commiserate with → condolersi con

commiserate
v commiserate [kəˈmizəreit]
to express sympathy (with). bejammer يُشْفِقُ عَلى съчувствам (po)litovat; kondolovat have medfølelse med bemitleiden συλλυπούμαι compadecerse de, condolerse de kaastunnet avaldama همدردی کردن osoittaa myötätuntoa témoigner de la sympathie à לְהִשתָתֵף בְּצָעַר किसी पर दया करना sažaljevati együttérez (vkivel) menyatakan simpati samhryggjast commiserare 同情する 동정하다 užjausti just līdzi; izteikt līdzjūtību bersimpati medelijden hebben uttrykke medfølelse med, kondolere współczuć condoer-se a compătimi сочувствовать poľutovať sočustvovati saosećati hysa medlidande med, ömka ทำให้รู้สึกเศร้าเสียใจ acısına ortak olmak 同情 співчувати thương hại
n comˌmiseˈration
beklaging شَفَقَه، مُؤاساه съчуствие politování; soustrast medfølelse das Mitleid οίκτος, συμπόνια, έκφραση συλλυπητηρίων conmiseración kaastunne همدردی myötätunto commisération הִשתָתפוּת בְּצָעַר सहानुभूति, संवेदना, अनुवेदना sažaljevanje, samilost szánakozás pernyataan simpati meðaumkun; samúð commiserazione 同情 동정 užuojauta līdzjūtība; līdzjūtības izteikšana simpati medelijden medfølelse, medlidenhet współczucie compaixão compasiune сочувствие súcit usmiljenje saosećanje medömkan การรู้สึกเศร้าเสียใจ acısını paylaşma 同情 співчуття sự thương cảm


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