CONDOLENCE


Meaning of CONDOLENCE in English

con ‧ do ‧ lence /kənˈdəʊləns $ -ˈdoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural, uncountable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: condolere 'to express sympathy' , from Latin com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + dolere 'to feel pain' ]

sympathy for someone who has had something bad happen to them, especially when someone has died:

a letter of condolence

send/offer your condolences (=formally express your sympathy when someone has died)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.