commiserationnoun
uk/kəˌmɪz.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us/kəˌmɪz.əˈreɪ.ʃən/commiserations [ plural ]
an expression of sympathy for someone, especially someone who has lost a competition:
Commiserations on losing the match!
Our commiserations to the losing side!
[ U ] a feeling or expression of sympathy for someone about some bad luck:
She gave me a look of commiseration as I entered the room.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sympathy & compassion
- a good listener idiom
- a shoulder to cry on idiom
- aw
- bad/hard/tough luck! idiom
- better luck next time idiom
- cloud
- fellow feeling
- go out to sb
- hard luck! idiom
- hard/tough cheese! idiom
- heartrending
- poor
- relate
- relate to sb
- sad
- sensitive
- shoulder
- solace
- sympathy vote
- understanding
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