commiserate

commiserate [verb]: express sorrow or sympathy for; condole.

Example: After any big tragedy, politicians are in a hurry to be seen commiserating with the victims.

Related words: commiserable [adjective], commiseration [noun], commiserative [adjective]

Synonyms: comfort, condole, console, pity, soothe, sympathize

Antonyms: dismiss, disregard, ignore, rebuff, repulse

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Category: Vocabulary words

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