COMMISERATIONS

Meaning of COMMISERATIONS in English

[plural] [noun], [exclamation]You might say 'commiserations' to someone if you want to express sympathy in a way that is not very serious.Commiserations on losing the match!

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

HARD — ■ adjective 1》 solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced. ↘(of a person) not showing any signs …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HARD LUCK (OR LINES) BRIT. — hard luck ( or lines) Brit. informal used to express sympathy or commiserations. → hard
Concise Oxford English vocab
COMMISERATION — / kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] ( formal ) an expression of sympathy for sb who …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMMISERATION — com ‧ mis ‧ e ‧ ra ‧ tion /kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [plural, uncountable] formal a feeling …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIS — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES betray his presence ▪ The slightest sound might betray his presence . craned his neck …
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ENTRANT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE mature ▪ Among our sample were six engineers who, with differing motives, had been …
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DISTRESSED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN state ▪ He said his wife left the house in a very distressed state …
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COMMISERATION — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Tom sent Julie's family a letter of commiseration . ▪ We would like to …
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APRIL FOOL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Commiserations to all readers who were taken in by our April fool . ▪ I …
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Cambridge English vocab

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