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Commiseration

🔄 Synonyms of "Commiseration"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pathosnoun	The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
pitynoun	(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
condolencenoun	(countable, usually in the plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
ruthnoun	(archaic) Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Commiseration"

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Word	Definition
condolencenoun	(countable, usually in the plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
pathosnoun	The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
pitynoun	(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
ruthnoun	(archaic) Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy.
empathynoun	Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.
commensationnoun	(obsolete) commensality
communenoun	A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community.
componoun	(Australia, slang) Workers' compensation.
sympathynoun	A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.
complicitynoun	The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.
commensurationnoun	The act of commensurating; the state of being commensurate.
compersionnoun	(originally US, neologism) Vicarious joy associated with seeing one's partner have a joyful romantic or sexual relationship with another person.
comradeshipnoun	The company or friendship of others, or sharing a goal.
commorationoun	(rhetoric) The use of several synonyms to emphasize something.
fellow-feelingnoun	Alternative form of fellow feeling. [A sense of sympathy for, consideration of, or shared interests with one or more other human beings.]
consociationnoun	(uncountable) Associating, or coming together in a union; (countable) an instance of this.
concomitancenoun	occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another, coexistence
concomitancynoun	The condition of being concomitant; concomitance
commensalitynoun	The act of eating together.
consortshipnoun	The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership.