commiserate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).
2. (intransitive) To sympathize; condole.
3. (ambitransitive) To offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with.

Adj

commiserating, pitying, lamentful

Synonyms

sympathize

pity

compassionate

sympathise

condole

sympathize with

empathise

have compassion

relent

feel compassion for

show mercy

take pity

sympathise with

befriend

suffer along with smb

bemoan

console

empathize

feel for

have mercy on

lament

like

regret

have mercy

Translations

bemitleiden

Mitleid haben

compadecer

acıma

s’apitoyer

rikkat

Mitleid fühlen

compatir

beklagen

شفق

kondolieren

توجع

اشفق

nachempfinden

compadir-se

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈmɪzəɹeɪt/

Etymology

From the above adjective, see at -ate for more.