commiserate

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -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 commiserārī, commiserāt- : com-, com- + miserārī, to pity (from miser, wretched).]

commiserative com·mis'er·a'tive adj.
commiseratively com·mis'er·a'tive·ly adv.
commiserator com·mis'er·a'tor n.

(kuh-MIZ-uh-rayt)

verb tr.
To feel or express sympathy or compassion for.

verb intr.
To sympathize with.

Etymology
From Latin commiseratus, past participle of commiserari, from com- + miserari (to pity), from miser (pitiable, wretched).

Usage
"Even on his death bed, he had reached out to his extended family of friends by phone to joke and commiserate with them about their various problems, as if death weren't looking over his shoulder the whole time." — Friendships Make the End of Life Bearable, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Aug 21, 2001.

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verb

To experience or express compassion: ache, compassionate, feel, pity, sympathize, yearn. Idioms: be sorry, havetakepity. See pity.

v

Definition: listen to woes of another
Antonyms: be indifferent, turn away

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IN BRIEF: To share misery; to feel pity.

Randy called Sam on the phone to commiserate about life.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ynke, have medlidenhed med
v. intr. - udtrykke medfølelse, havde medlidenhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
condoleren, meeleven

Français (French)
v. tr. - compatir, témoigner de la commisération à qn
v. intr. - compatir

Deutsch (German)
v. - bemitleiden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συμπονώ, συμπάσχω, εκφράζω συλλυπητήρια

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• commiserate with    condolersi con

Português (Portuguese)
v. - apiedar-se, oferecer condolências

idioms:

• commiserate with    solidarizar-se com

Русский (Russian)
сочувствовать, соболезновать

idioms:

• commiserate with    сочувствовать кому-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - compadecer, condoler
v. intr. - compadecerse, condolerse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hysa medlidande med

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
怜悯, 同情, 吊慰

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 憐憫, 同情
v. intr. - 吊慰, 同情

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 가엾게 여기다
v. intr. - 동정하다, 조의를 표하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 同情する, 哀れむ

idioms:

• commiserate with    哀れむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) واسى, عزى, أشفق على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הביע צער על‬
v. intr. - ‮השתתף בצער, הביע צער על‬

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