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condole vs commiserate

commiserate vs condole

condole and commiserate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
condole No No Yes No
commiserate No No Yes No
As verbs, commiserate is a hypernym of condole; that is, commiserate is a word with a broader meaning than condole:
  • condole: express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death
  • commiserate: to feel or express sympathy or compassion
Other hypernyms of condole include sympathise, sympathize.
condole (verb) commiserate (verb)
express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death to feel or express sympathy or compassion
Difference between condole and commiserate

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