commiserate
pronunciation
How to pronounce commiserate in British English:
UK [kəˈmɪzəreɪt]
How to pronounce commiserate in American English:
US [kəˈmɪzəˌret]
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- Verb:
- to feel or express sympathy or compassion
Word Origin
- commiserate (v.)
- c. 1600, from Latin commiseratus, past participle of commiserari "to pity, bewail" (see commiseration). Related: Commiserated; commiserating. An Old English loan-translation of commiserate was efensargian.
Example
- 1. You 'd better commiserate john on his recent misfortune .
- 2. And he was obliged to commiserate with her .
- 3. We 'll totally commiserate the event .
- 4. This isn 't a freebie pass to commiserate with other bored employees .
- 5. Sharing the lowlight of our day feels good because if we commiserate with our partner , we won 't feel so alone in our suffering .