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commiserating

Meanings
  • verb

    expressing sympathy or consolation for someone's misfortune or sorrow

    - "I commiserated with my friend over her lost job."
    - "The crowd commiserated with the losing team."
  • noun

    showing sympathy and concern for someone's misfortune or suffering

    - "The commiseration of the audience was palpable."
    - "He found solace in the commiseration of his family."
Rhymes
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companionating , consolating , communicating , contemplating
Variants
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commiserate , commiserated , commiserates , commiserating , commiseratingly , commiseration , commiserations , commiserative
Forms
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commiserated, commiserating, commiserates, commiseratedly

Etymology
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comes from the Latin word 'commiserare' meaning 'to have in common, to share', from 'com-' (together) and 'miserare' (to pity)

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  1. The word 'commiserating' has 12 letters.

  2. The first known use of 'commiserating' in English was in the 14th century.

Related Concepts
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  1. sympathy: Feeling or expressing concern for another's suffering or misfortune

  2. consolation: Speaking or acting to comfort or cheer up someone who is sad or distressed

Quotes
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  1. "I been readin' about it," she said, referring to the recent breakup of my marriage.  … "It's too bad," she "commiserated".

    - Arthur Miller,{it}Timebends{/it},1987

  2. "Did you enjoy your breakfast?" "The eggs were runny." "I know." The woman "commiserated". "I was thinking, I should just have barged into the kitchen and done them myself."

    - Alice Munro,{it}Runaway{/it},(2004) 2005

  3. The pain of losing is diverting. So is the thrill of winning. Winning, however, is lonelier, because those you've taken money from are not apt to "commiserate" with you.

    - David Mamet,{it}New York Times Magazine{/it},20 Apr. 1986

  4. The other potters seemed to slump as one into dejection, all but abandoning their work in favor of long, lugubrious visits to the wine shop, where they "commiserated" with one another.

    - Linda Sue Park,{it}A Single Shard{/it},(2001) 2003
Culture
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Commiserating is an important part of human connection and empathy. In literature, it is often depicted in novels and poems, showing the depth of relationships and understanding between characters. In art, it is portrayed through various forms of visual representation, such as paintings and sculptures. In music, it is expressed through ballads and symphonies.

How to Memorize "commiserating"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine someone expressing sympathy and concern for another person's misfortune.
    - Visualize yourself in a situation where you commiserate with someone.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'commiserating' with the idea of showing sympathy and concern.
    - Think of a time when you received commiseration and how it made you feel.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a phrase like 'Common Sense: Share Sorrow' to remember the meaning of 'commiserating'.
    - Use the acronym CARE: Comfort, Assure, Respond, Empathize to remember the steps of commiserating.

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