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   commiseration

   /kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; compassion: "the other actors offered him clumsy commiseration"
   • ▪ expressions of sympathy and sorrow for another: "our commiserations to those who didn't win"

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   What does it mean to commiserate with someone?

   • If you commiserate with someone, you show them pity or sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to them. When I lost, he commiserated with me. [VERB + with] After half an hour's commiseration, we turned to more practical matters. We have sent the team our commiserations.

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   What is the meaning of the word commiseration?

   • The meaning and translations of the word commisération include: the act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion. Commiseration is the act of expressing sympathy and compassion for someone's misfortunes or suffering.

   What does commisération mean?

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   What is the difference between commiserate and commensurate?

   • We will examine the difference between the words commiserate and commensurate, where these words came from and some examples of their use in sentences. Commiserate means to sympathize, to express pity for someone or something. Commiserate may be used as a transitive or an intransitive verb, meaning it may or may not take an object.

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   Is 'commiseration' a noun or an adjective?

   • Familiarity information: Commiseration is most commonly used as a noun. It is a kind of fellow feeling or sympathy (sharing the feelings of others, especially feelings of sorrow or anguish).

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   Is the use of the word 'commiseration' derogatory?

   • The word commiseration is not derogatory. It is more common to use the verb 'commiserate' than the noun commiseration. Condolences is significantly more common than commiserations. The word is normally used in the plural, 'commiserations'. An explanation of the sentence would be: 'You would say Commiserations to the losers'.

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   Is it normal to use 'commiserations' in a sentence?

   • I said it's correct to use 'commiseration', which is a common expression of sympathy. Your sentence suggests it's abnormal to use the singular. For future reference, you can check with a tool like NGram, which shows that 'commiseration' shows up much more often than 'commiserations'.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › commiserationCOMMISERATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COMMISERATION definition: 1. an expression of sympathy for someone, especially someone who has lost a competition: 2. a…. Learn more.

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     COMMISERATION meaning: 1. an expression of sympathy for...

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     to feel or express sympathy for someone’s suffering or...

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   Commiseration definition: the act of empathizing, or expressing sympathy or sorrow for someone about something. See examples of COMMISERATION used in a sentence.

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   to feel or express sympathy for someone’s suffering or unhappiness: She called to commiserate over his loss. commiseration. noun [ U ] us / kəˌmɪz·əˈreɪ·ʃən / (Definition of commiserate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   noun. the feeling or expression of sympathy or compassion for another's misfortune. The word commiseration is derived from commiserate, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. commiserate in British English. (kəˈmɪzəˌreɪt ) verb. (when intr, usually foll by with) to feel or express sympathy or compassion (for)

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   If you commiserate with someone, you show them pity or sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to them. When I lost, he commiserated with me. [VERB + with] Synonyms: sympathize, pity, feel for, console More Synonyms of commiserate.

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   commiserate. [ k uh - miz - uh -reyt ] Phonetic (Standard) IPA. verb (used without object) , com·mis·er·at·ed, com·mis·er·at·ing. to sympathize (usually followed by with ): They commiserated with him over the loss of his job. verb (used with object) , com·mis·er·at·ed, com·mis·er·at·ing.

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   Just as communication and community are words involving getting people together, commiseration is about feeling other people's pain. Definitions of commiseration. noun. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others. synonyms: pathos, pity, ruth.