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The synonyms of “Condolences” are: commiseration
Condolences as a Noun
Definitions of "Condolences" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “condolences” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- An expression of sympathy with another's grief.
Synonyms of "Condolences" as a noun (1 Word)
| commiseration | A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others. The other actors offered him clumsy commiseration. |
Usage Examples of "Condolences" as a noun
- They sent their condolences.
Associations of "Condolences" (30 Words)
| affliction | A cause of pain or harm. A crippling affliction of the nervous system. |
| compassionate | Share the suffering of. I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds. |
| deplorable | Bad; unfortunate. My finances were in a deplorable state. |
| despair | A state in which all hope is lost or absent. One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair. |
| desperately | Used to emphasize the extreme degree of something. The soil desperately needed potash. |
| dirge | A mournful song, piece of music, or sound. The wind howled dirges around the chimney. |
| disappointment | A person or thing that causes disappointment. To her disappointment there was no chance to talk privately with Luke. |
| distress | Bring into difficulties or distress especially financial hardship. Her fingers flew to her throat in distress. |
| express | By express. Many of the laboratory animals express the trait. |
| grief | Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death. Her death was a great grief to John. |
| grieve | Cause great distress to (someone. It grieves me to think of you in that house alone. |
| heaviness | A state of being greater in amount, force, or intensity than usual. The total heaviness of much of this record. |
| lamentable | (of an event, action, or attitude) unfortunate; regrettable. Her open prejudice showed lamentable immaturity. |
| lamentation | The passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping. Scenes of lamentation. |
| melancholy | A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy. We acquainted him with the melancholy truth. |
| pathetic | Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness. She looked so pathetic that I bent down to comfort her. |
| pathos | A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others. The actor injects his customary humour and pathos into the role. |
| pitiful | Inspiring mixed contempt and pity. A pitiful attempt to impress her. |
| pity | An unfortunate development. Her voice was full of pity. |
| regretful | Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone. He sounded regretful but pointed out that he had committed himself. |
| regrettable | (of conduct or an event) giving rise to regret; undesirable; unwelcome. The loss of this number of jobs is regrettable. |
| rue | Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment. She might live to rue this impetuous decision. |
| ruth | United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948. |
| sadness | The quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness. A source of great sadness. |
| sorrow | An event or circumstance that causes sorrow. It was a great sorrow to her when they separated. |
| sorry | Feeling sad or distressed through sympathy with someone else’s misfortune. He looks a sorry sight with his broken jaw. |
| sympathy | The state or fact of responding in a way similar or corresponding to an action elsewhere. The two of them were in close sympathy. |
| tribulation | A state of great trouble or suffering. His time of tribulation was just beginning. |
| widow | A widowbird. The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia. |
| woe | Intense mournfulness. To add to his woes customers have been spending less. |
