commiserationとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• 韻: -eɪʃən

名詞

commiseration (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 commiserations)

1. The act of commiserating; sorrow for the hardships or afflictions of another; pity; compassion.
   • 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:

     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.

アナグラム

• antimicrosome