commiserate

[Bailey]

com·mis·er·ate (k-mz-rt)
v. com·mis·er·at·ed, com·mis·er·at·ing, com·mis·er·ates
v.tr.
To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with.
v.intr.
To feel or express sympathy: commiserated over their failure.


[Latin commiserr, commisert- : com-, com- + miserr, to pity (from miser, wretched).]



com·miser·ative adj.
com·miser·ative·ly adv.
com·miser·ator n.

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mark I-feel-for-ya-buddy Bailey

[Slava]

A study of the other "co-feeling" words would be great. This one's related to sympathy, but isn't quite the same. It's not empathy or pity, either. A good one that deserves the full treatment here.