commiseration
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of commiserating; sorrow for the hardships or afflictions of another; pity; compassion.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "But her assertion soon proved its truth. That very evening I met both the Duc de Joyeuse and Mademoiselle Guerchy;—a slight embarrassment on his part, a little air of triumphant impertinence on hers, and an affected but insolent commiseration from Mademoiselle de Guise, told the whole."
- "The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity."
- "The death of anti-feminist activist Phyllis Schlafly on Monday brought commiserations from the GOP ticket. Donald Trump tweeted that she was “truly great.” Mike Pence called her “the First Lady of the Conservative Movement.” Pence wasn’t exaggerating."
Etymology
From Middle French commisération.