Commiserate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to feel or express sympathy or compassion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈuːbiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsplˈat/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsplˈat/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈuːbiːn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sympathise sympathize

Word Forms

commiserative	adjective	feeling or expressing sympathy; - Kenneth Roberts
commiseration	noun	a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
sympathizer	noun	commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
sympathy	noun	sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
sympathiser	noun	commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bemitleiden

Mitgefühl oder Mitgefühl empfinden oder ausdrücken

🇫🇷French

compatir

ressentir ou exprimer de la sympathie ou de la compassion

🇪🇸Spanish

compadecer

sentir o expresar simpatía o compasión

🇮🇹Italian

commiserare

provare o esprimere simpatia o compassione

🇳🇱Dutch

medelijden

om sympathie of medeleven te voelen of te uiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

lamentar

sentir ou expressar simpatia ou compaixão

🇷🇺Russian

сочувствовать

чувствовать или выражать сочувствие или сострадание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहानुभूति प्रकट करना

सहानुभूति या करुणा महसूस करना या व्यक्त करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সহানুভূতিশীল

সহানুভূতি বা সমবেদনা অনুভব করা বা প্রকাশ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மன்னிப்பு

அனுதாபம் அல்லது இரக்கத்தை உணர அல்லது வெளிப்படுத்த

🇮🇳Marathi

दयाळू

सहानुभूती किंवा करुणा वाटणे किंवा व्यक्त करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહાનુભૂતિ

સહાનુભૂતિ અથવા કરુણા અનુભવવા અથવા વ્યક્ત કરવા

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਮਦਰਦੀ

ਹਮਦਰਦੀ ਜਾਂ ਹਮਦਰਦੀ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہمدردی کرنا

ہمدردی یا ہمدردی محسوس کرنا یا اظہار کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怜悯

感受或表达同情或怜悯

🇯🇵Japanese

同情する

同情や同情を感じたり、表現したりすること

🇰🇷Korean

불쌍히 여기다

동정이나 연민을 느끼거나 표현하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thương xót

để cảm nhận hoặc bày tỏ sự cảm thông hoặc lòng trắc ẩn

🇹🇭Thai

ความเห็นอกเห็นใจ

รู้สึกหรือแสดงความเห็นอกเห็นใจหรือความเห็นอกเห็นใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menaruh simpati

untuk merasakan atau mengungkapkan simpati atau kasih sayang

🇵🇭Filipino

nakikiramay

upang makaramdam o magpahayag ng pakikiramay o pakikiramay

🇲🇾Malay

bersimpati

untuk merasakan atau menyatakan simpati atau belas kasihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعاطف

للشعور أو التعبير عن التعاطف أو الرحمة

🇮🇷Persian

دلسوزی

برای احساس یا ابراز همدردی یا شفقت

🇹🇷Turkish

dertlerini paylaşmak

sempati veya şefkat hissetmek veya ifade etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתנשא

להרגיש או להביע אהדה או חמלה

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The primary meaning of 'commiserate' is 'to feel or express sympathy or compassion'.

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'commiserate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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