Comforter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔst/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɔːdəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɔːdəli/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɔst/.

Examples

a reliever of anxiety
an allayer of fears

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sympathiser comfort quilt baby's dummy puff reliever sympathizer allayer teething ring pacifier

Parts of Speech

noun	commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
noun	a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies “a reliever of anxiety”
noun	bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
noun	device used for an infant to suck or bite on

Word Forms

sympathize	verb	to feel or express sympathy or compassion
sympathise	verb	to feel or express sympathy or compassion
comfort	verb	give moral or emotional strength to
relieve	verb	lessen the intensity of or calm
allay	verb	lessen the intensity of or calm
quilt	verb	create by stitching together
pacify	verb	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tröster

hat Mitleid mit jemandem, der Unglück erlitten hat

🇫🇷French

consolateur

compatir avec quelqu'un qui a eu un malheur

🇪🇸Spanish

edredón

se compadece de alguien que ha tenido una desgracia

🇮🇹Italian

consolatore

si commisera con qualcuno che ha avuto sfortuna

🇳🇱Dutch

dekbed

medeleven met iemand die ongeluk heeft gehad

🇵🇹Portuguese

edredom

tem pena de alguém que teve infortúnio

🇷🇺Russian

утешитель

сочувствует тому, у кого случилось несчастье

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दिलासा देनेवाला

किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति के साथ सहानुभूति व्यक्त करता है जिसका दुर्भाग्य हुआ है

🇧🇩Bengali

সান্ত্বনাদাতা

যার দুর্ভাগ্য হয়েছে তার প্রতি সহানুভূতিশীল

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆறுதல் அளிப்பவர்

துரதிர்ஷ்டம் ஏற்பட்ட ஒருவருடன் அனுதாபம் கொள்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఓదార్పునిచ్చేవాడు

దురదృష్టం కలిగిన వారితో పశ్చాత్తాపం చెందుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

दिलासा देणारा

ज्याचे दुर्दैव झाले आहे त्याच्याशी सहानुभूती व्यक्त करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

દિલાસો આપનાર

જે કોઈને દુર્ભાગ્ય થયું હોય તેની સાથે સહાનુભૂતિ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಂತ್ವನಕಾರ

ದುರದೃಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಯಾರೊಂದಿಗಾದರೂ ಕರುಣಾಮಯಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാന്ത്വനക്കാരൻ

ദുരനുഭവം ഉണ്ടായ ഒരാളോട് അനുതാപം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਿਲਾਸਾ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਹਮਦਰਦੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸਦੀ ਬਦਕਿਸਮਤੀ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تسلی دینے والا

کسی کے ساتھ ہمدردی کرتا ہے جس کی بدقسمتی ہوئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

棉被

同情遭遇不幸的人

🇯🇵Japanese

掛け布団

不幸に見舞われた人を同情する

🇰🇷Korean

목도리

불행을 겪은 사람을 위로하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chăn bông

thương cảm với người gặp bất hạnh

🇹🇭Thai

ผ้าพันคอ

สมรู้ร่วมคิดกับคนที่มีเคราะห์ร้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghibur

bersimpati dengan seseorang yang mengalami kemalangan

🇵🇭Filipino

mang-aaliw

nakikiramay sa isang taong nagkaroon ng kasawian

🇲🇾Malay

penghibur

bersimpati dengan seseorang yang ditimpa musibah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المعزي

يتعاطف مع شخص كان لديه سوء الحظ

🇮🇷Persian

تسلی دهنده

با کسی که دچار بدبختی شده است دلسوزی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

yorgan

talihsizlik yaşayan birinin acısını çeker

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַצָע

מתנשא עם מישהו שעבר חוסר מזל

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The primary meaning of 'comforter' is 'commiserates with someone who has had misfortune'.

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