commiserate
verb
com·mis·er·ate
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commiserated;
commiserating
Definition of commiserate
: to feel or express sorrow or compassion for
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Other Words from commiserate
commiseratingly
adverb
commiseration
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noun
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noun
commiserative
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of commiserate in a Sentence
"Did you enjoy your breakfast?" "The eggs were runny." "I know." The woman commiserated. "I was thinking, I should just have barged into the kitchen and done them myself."
— Alice Munro, Runaway, (2004) 2005
The other potters seemed to slump as one into dejection, all but abandoning their work in favor of long, lugubrious visits to the wine shop, where they commiserated with one another.
— Linda Sue Park, A Single Shard, (2001) 2003
"I been readin' about it," she said, referring to the recent breakup of my marriage. ⊠"It's too bad," she commiserated.
— Arthur Miller, Timebends, 1987
The pain of losing is diverting. So is the thrill of winning. Winning, however, is lonelier, because those you've taken money from are not apt to commiserate with you.
— David Mamet, New York Times Magazine, 20 Apr. 1986
The players commiserated over their loss in the championship game.
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Some memes commiserate millennials going through what could possibly be their second recession as Gen Z would go through its first. — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, "'Here we go again': Young Americans turn to memes, dark humor in face of recession," 10 Sep. 2019 This is partially because having a person, or a community of people, to commiserate with is helpful when times get tough. — Christina Stembel, Quartz at Work, "Creating Farmgirl Flowers taught me my high school education is more than enough," 29 Aug. 2019 All the characters guard their feelings here, and this is never clearer than in a tender, painful scene in which Brian and his love interest (Melanie Liburd) commiserate. — Alan Zilberman, Twin Cities, "âBrian Banksâ tells the powerful true story of a man falsely accused of rape," 8 Aug. 2019 Go sip Chardonnay with Lara in California and commiserate! — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "Billions Season 4 Finale Recap: Et Tu, Bobby?," 4 June 2019 Swim parentsâmostly both parents of each Dolphins swimmerâmeanwhile gathered in knee-length shorts and polo shirts to commiserate one another on the early morning scramble. — The Economist, "What the mighty Dolphins say about America," 1 Aug. 2019 All the characters guard their feelings here, and this is never clearer than in a tender, painful scene in which Brian and his love interest (Melanie Liburd) commiserate. — Alan Zilberman, Houston Chronicle, "Powerful true story comes to life in âBrian Banksâ," 7 Aug. 2019 Miners milled about sharing news and commiserating about financial struggles as children played. — Chris Kenning, The Courier-Journal, "Laid-off Blackjewel coal miners continue to block train as protest for back pay," 27 July 2019 An hour before the Journal story was published, the court papers show, Cohen and Howard commiserated via text message. — Fortune, "Records Detail Frenetic Effort to Bury Stories About Trump," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'commiserate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for commiserate
commiserate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of commiserate
formal
: to express sadness or sympathy for someone who has experienced something unpleasant
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