Meaning & use

commiserate

verb·Advanced

To express sympathy or share feelings of sorrow with someone over a misfortune.

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Friends gathered to commiserate with her after she lost the election.

We commiserated over coffee about our disastrous job interviews.

A note on using this word

Commiserate with someone requires the preposition with, and the word implies shared disappointment rather than celebration.

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