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commiserate.

Commiserating, pitying, lamentful.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kəˈmɪzəɹət/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Commiserating, pitying, lamentful.

    not-comparable · obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

From commiserātus, the perfect passive participle of commiseror.

verb/kəˈmɪzəɹeɪt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).

    transitive
    A few individuals who commiserated the unhappy condition of British negro slaves.
  2. To sympathize; condole.

    intransitive
  3. To offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with.

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From the above adjective, see at -ate for more.

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