commiserate

🇺🇸 /kəˈmɪzəreɪt/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈmɪzəreɪt/
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verb
R

to feel sorry for someone because they are in a bad situation.

I called my friend to commiserate when I heard she had lost her job.

translation

v. to feel sorry for someone because they are in a bad situation.

Word Forms

3rd Present commiserates
Past commiserated
Perfect commiserated
Progressive commiserating