commiseration (noun)

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• commiseration — commiserate ► VERB ▪ express sympathy or pity; sympathize. DERIVATIVES commiseration noun. ORIGIN Latin commiserari, from miserari to lament …   English terms dictionary

• commiseration — 1580s, from M.Fr. commisération, from L. commiserationem (nom. commiseratio) act or fact of pitying, noun of action from pp. stem of commiserari to pity, from com intens. prefix (see COM (Cf. com )) + miserari bewail, lament, from miser wretched …   Etymology dictionary

• commiseration — noun see commiserate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• commiseration — noun The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion …   Wiktionary

• commiseration — noun formal 1 (U) a feeling of sympathy for someone when something unpleasant has happened to them 2 commiserations (plural) used to express sympathy to someone, especially someone who has lost a competition: Our commiserations to the losing team …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• commiseration — noun 1. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others (Freq. 1) the blind are too often objects of pity • Syn: ↑pity, ↑ruth, ↑pathos • Derivationally related forms: ↑pathetic ( …   Useful english dictionary

• commiseration — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. consolation, compassion, sympathy; see pity 1 . See Synonym Study at pity . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Sympathetic, sad concern for someone in misfortune: compassion, condolence, empathy, pity, sympathy. See PITY …   English dictionary for students

• commiseration — com|mis|er|a|tion [ kə,mızə reıʃn ] noun uncount sympathy for someone who is unhappy about something a. commiserations plural SPOKEN used for expressing sympathy towards someone …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• commiseration — UK [kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun 1) [uncountable] sympathy for someone who is unhappy about something 2) commiserations [plural] spoken used for expressing sympathy towards someone …   English dictionary

• commiseration — /kəmɪzəˈreɪʃən/ (say kuhmizuh rayshuhn) noun 1. an act or instance of commiserating. 2. (usually plural) an expression of sympathy or condolence: to send one s commiserations …  

• commiserate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin commiseratus, past participle of commiserari, from com + miserari to pity, from miser wretched Date: 1594 intransitive verb to feel or express sympathy ; condole …   New Collegiate Dictionary