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commiseration vs fellow feeling

fellow feeling vs commiseration

commiseration and fellow feeling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
commiseration Yes No No No
fellow feeling Yes No No No
As nouns, fellow feeling is a hypernym of commiseration; that is, fellow feeling is a word with a broader meaning than commiseration:
  • commiseration: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
  • fellow feeling: sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
Other hypernyms of commiseration include sympathy.
commiseration (noun) fellow feeling (noun)
an expression of sympathy with another's grief sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
Difference between commiseration and fellow feeling

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