Commiserate
verb
To feel or express sympathy or sorrow for someone's unhappiness or bad situation.
I commiserated with her over the loss of her job
Often appears as...
- commiserate with someone
- commiserate over something
verb
To feel or express sympathy or sorrow for someone's unhappiness or bad situation.
I commiserated with her over the loss of her job
Often appears as...
- commiserate with someone
- commiserate over something
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Connection
Use 'commiserate' when sharing someone's feelings of sadness, not just acknowledging them.
He commiserated with her, feeling the weight of her grief.
Pro Tip 2/3Situational Usage
'Commiserate' is often used in situations of loss or disappointment, rather than minor inconveniences.
The team commiserated over their defeat in the finals.
Pro Tip 3/3Not For Joy
Don't use 'commiserate' for happy occasions; it's reserved for times of sorrow or difficulty.
We commiserated with him after his business failed.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Connection
Use 'commiserate' when sharing someone's feelings of sadness, not just acknowledging them.
He commiserated with her, feeling the weight of her grief.
Pro Tip 2/3Situational Usage
'Commiserate' is often used in situations of loss or disappointment, rather than minor inconveniences.
The team commiserated over their defeat in the finals.
Pro Tip 3/3Not For Joy
Don't use 'commiserate' for happy occasions; it's reserved for times of sorrow or difficulty.
We commiserated with him after his business failed.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Connection
Use 'commiserate' when sharing someone's feelings of sadness, not just acknowledging them.
He commiserated with her, feeling the weight of her grief.
Pro Tip 2/3Situational Usage
'Commiserate' is often used in situations of loss or disappointment, rather than minor inconveniences.
The team commiserated over their defeat in the finals.
Pro Tip 3/3Not For Joy
Don't use 'commiserate' for happy occasions; it's reserved for times of sorrow or difficulty.
We commiserated with him after his business failed.
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open these will pop this is one that commiserate with you this is one that blames you this is one that I loved it said this is an error page but what if this error page was also an opportunity right so it was a moment in time where all of these startups had to sit and think and got really excited about what
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to have thoughts about our thoughts. We have an instinct for language, allowing us to share the fruits of our ingenuity and experience. We are deepened with the capacity for sympathy, for pity, imagination, compassion, commiseration.
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404, the story of a page...
open these will pop this is one that commiserate with you this is one that blames you this is one that I loved it said this is an error page but what if this error page was also an opportunity right so it was a moment in time where all of these startups had to sit and think and got really excited about what
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Is the world getting...
to have thoughts about our thoughts. We have an instinct for language, allowing us to share the fruits of our ingenuity and experience. We are deepened with the capacity for sympathy, for pity, imagination, compassion, commiseration.
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Quote examples
Mark Hoppus
American Musician
Music is life. Music defines peoples' experience on this planet. Name one time in your life that wasn't punctuated by the music you listened to at the time. When people are down, they listen to music that commiserates that emotion. When people are amped up, they listen to more upbeat, loud songs.
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Ryan Holmes
Canadian Businessman
I don't know how many times I've turned to Twitter and Facebook to commiserate and celebrate, bounce ideas off of friends, colleagues and other entrepreneurs, and just connect with the wider world outside my office.
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Jen Sincero
American Author
We love to commiserate and troubleshoot and prepare for the worst, and gratitude yanks us out of that and reminds us of the ridiculous amount of infinite blessings that are around us at all times.
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Abhijit Banerjee
American Economist
Mamata Banerjee and Narendra Modi, the ultimate didi and dada of Indian politics, should really commiserate.
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Herb Caen
American Journalist
New Yorkers are stuck in a gloomy mucilage of mutual commiseration.
Quote examples
Mark Hoppus
American Musician
Music is life. Music defines peoples' experience on this planet. Name one time in your life that wasn't punctuated by the music you listened to at the time. When people are down, they listen to music that commiserates that emotion. When people are amped up, they listen to more upbeat, loud songs.
Quote examples
Ryan Holmes
Canadian Businessman
I don't know how many times I've turned to Twitter and Facebook to commiserate and celebrate, bounce ideas off of friends, colleagues and other entrepreneurs, and just connect with the wider world outside my office.
Quote examples
Jen Sincero
American Author
We love to commiserate and troubleshoot and prepare for the worst, and gratitude yanks us out of that and reminds us of the ridiculous amount of infinite blessings that are around us at all times.
Quote examples
Abhijit Banerjee
American Economist
Mamata Banerjee and Narendra Modi, the ultimate didi and dada of Indian politics, should really commiserate.
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Herb Caen
American Journalist
New Yorkers are stuck in a gloomy mucilage of mutual commiseration.
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