Meaning & use
Commiseration
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An expression of sympathy or pity for someone else's misfortune or suffering.
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Her friends offered commiseration after she failed the exam.
The team exchanged looks of commiseration following their crushing defeat.
A note on using this word
Commiseration comes from Latin com- ('together') and miserari ('to pity'), literally meaning to feel sorrow together with someone.
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congratulation
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