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commiseration

Meaningpity

Common meaning: expression of sympathy for someone's misfortune

Journey through time

  1. Latincommiserationem‘pity’source
  2. Frenchcommisération‘pity’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftspity → expression of sympathy for someone's misfortunecommiseration‘expression of sympathy for someone's misfortune’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin commiserationem ‘pity’.

Roots

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