commiseration

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃən/ UK /kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
sympathy and sorrow expressed for another's misfortune

Her letter was full of warm commiseration after his loss.

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Synonyms

1 noun · sympathy and sorrow... sympathy compassion pity condolence empathy consolation

Opposites

indifference callousness

Word family

Related forms commiserate miserable misery

Etymology

From Latin commiseratio, from commiserari ('to pity'), from com- (intensive) + miserari ('to lament, pity'), from miser ('wretched').

commiseratio Latin miser Latin

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# commiseration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃən

## Meanings
1. sympathy and sorrow expressed for another's misfortune

## Examples
- Her letter was full of warm commiseration after his loss.

## Synonyms
- sympathy
- compassion
- pity
- condolence
- empathy
- consolation

## Antonyms
- indifference
- callousness

## Related Forms
- commiserate
- miserable
- misery

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: commiseratio
- Root: miser

## Etymology
From Latin commiseratio, from commiserari ('to pity'), from com- (intensive) + miserari ('to lament, pity'), from miser ('wretched').

## AI Etymology
Commiseration comes from Latin commiseratio, from commiserari ('to pity'), from com- (intensive) + miserari ('to lament, pity'), from miser ('wretched'). The historical trail runs through Latin commiseratio and Latin miser. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means sympathy and sorrow expressed for another's misfortune. Related forms include commiserate, miserable, misery.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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