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commiserate

[kuh-miz-uh-reyt] / kəˈmɪz əˌreɪt /
VERB
listen to woes of another
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
be indifferent turn away


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As people commiserate online, some have shared plans to travel to neighbouring Malaysia to catch Dear You in Teochew.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Many of the Facebook comments were from people who had no solutions but wanted to commiserate.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

When Bill Ackman vented over $2 million, fellow billionaires rushed to commiserate.

From MarketWatch Apr. 10, 2026

While a dejected England leave for home well beaten and under mounting pressure, Smith told TNT Sports he planned to have "a jar" with counterpart Stokes and commiserate.

From Barron's Jan. 8, 2026

I promise I will commiserate with broken people all over the whole wide world from now on and forever.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

That night, before going back on shift, Letby exchanges texts with a colleague who commiserates, saying "you seem to be having some very bad luck".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2023

In the middle of “The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side,” Jane Marple commiserates with one of her friends about all the changes that have come to their beloved village, St. Mary Mead.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2022

In the clips that were shown during the hearings, no one in the room commiserates with him.

From Washington Post Jun. 14, 2022

He commiserates, and it sounds genuine — the ambivalent doctor trying to help parents make sense of a chaotic world.

From New York Times Apr. 18, 2018

She commiserates with a friend whose mother has also left.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Carmen Schober, the profile’s author, ignored the way members of Schmidt’s online forum, Skinni Société, commiserated about their hair loss and inability to stand without getting dizzy.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

They commiserated in the Facebook group and sought advice on Reddit about how to replicate the flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

And they commiserated about life in space, and how ISS missions -- all three of the American Artemis astronauts had previously served on the ISS -- had prepared them for their historic lunar voyage.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu described the incident as unfortunate and commiserated with families of the deceased victims.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2025

He hesitated outside the crowded Great Hall, then ran up the marble staircase; whether Gryffindor had won or lost, the team usually celebrated or commiserated in their own common room.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Instead, it offers a relaxed conversation, commiserating over a dish that didn’t turn out as planned or celebrating one that exceeded expectations.

From Salon Jan. 7, 2025

BBC Sport takes a look at what's at stake and who could be celebrating or commiserating after what is shaping up to be a dramatic final day.

From BBC May 3, 2024

I talk to some people who—we do money commiserating and they’re like, “But you have a house.”

From Slate Feb. 3, 2024

But social media platforms are awash with women commiserating over their painful IUD insertions and sometimes removals.

From Seattle Times Dec. 14, 2023

Our lives were shaped in this room and now it will never again be the place of people crying, hugging, hating, commiserating, or tolerating, but who knows? but I’m learning that they don’t have to.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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