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commiseration

noun

NAmE//kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃn//

[uncountable, countable] (formal)

an expression of sympathy for someone who has had something unpleasant happen to them, especially not winning a competition I offered him my commiseration. Commiserations to the losing team!

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commissar noun
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