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commiserate
to express sympathy with someone who is suffering or disappointed
Synonyms
- sympathize
- empathize
- condole
Antonyms
- gloat
- rejoice
commiserate in a sentence
The defeated candidates met afterward to commiserate over the narrow result.
After the close defeat, the two captains stayed behind to commiserate.
Where it comes from
From Latin commiserari, meaning 'to pity.'
Memory hook
COM-MISERY: people commiserate by coming together over misery.
Read it in context
- The Moraine Calendar Nature
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