commiserate

intransitive-verb
UK: /kəˈmɪzəreɪt/
US: /kəˈmɪzəreɪt/

  1. To express or feel sympathy or pity; to empathize deeply with someone's suffering.

    1. I commiserate with you on your loss
    2. We commiserate with the team after such a close and hard-fought game where they lost.

  2. To share feelings of distress or sorrow with others; to console.

    1. We all commiserate over our problems
    2. After a tough day, colleagues often commiserate at the bar discussing work frustrations.

Synonyms

console empathize pity condole sympathize
commiserate transitive-verb

  1. To express or offer sympathy for someone; to condole with.

    1. I commiserate him on his failure
    2. Friends commiserate with her after she was unexpectedly laid off from her job.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "commiserate" in English means: To express or feel sympathy or pity; to empathize deeply with someone's suffering., To share feelings of distress or sorrow with others; to console..

The phonetic transcription of "commiserate" is /kəˈmɪzəreɪt/ in British English and /kəˈmɪzəreɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "commiserate": console, empathize, pity, condole, sympathize.

Example usage of "commiserate": "I commiserate with you on your loss". More examples on the page.