commiserative

UK
/kəˈmɪz.ə.rə.tɪv/
US
/kəˈmɪz.əˌreɪ.tɪv/

Translations

commiserativeadjective
more commiserative
Comp.
most commiserative
Super.
UK
/kəˈmɪz.ə.rə.tɪv/
US
/kəˈmɪz.əˌreɪ.tɪv/
compatissantQui exprime de la sympathie ou de la compassion pour le malheur d’autrui.
Her commiserative words offered comfort to those who had lost their homes in the flood.
Ses paroles compatissantes ont réconforté ceux qui avaient perdu leur maison dans l’inondation.
Additional translations
commisératifRare, littéraire.

Definitions

commiserativeadjective
Expressing sympathy or sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
Her commiserative words offered comfort to those who had lost their homes in the flood.