commiseration
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But commiseration and understanding aren’t enough, and real psychological help isn’t something to be found in a subreddit.
From Slate • Aug. 21, 2024
Even among more put-together attendees, private Slack channels were reportedly awash in commiseration.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2023
Thus the play’s enduring function as a source of solace, affirmation and commiseration.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022
“I was met with commiseration, empathy and compassion,” he told me.
From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021
He expected his story to dovetail into milkwarm commiseration, but before Nel could excrete it, Sula said she didn’t know about that—it looked like a pretty good life to her.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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The Merchant of Venice
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