(feel or express sympathy)

  • 51condole — con•dole [[t]kənˈdoʊl[/t]] v. doled, dol•ing 1) to express sympathy with a person suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief (usu. fol. by with) 2) Obs. to grieve with • Etymology: 1580–90; < LL condolēre=con con +dolēre to feel pain; cf. dolor… …

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  • 52commiserate — [c]/kəˈmɪzəreɪt / (say kuh mizuhrayt) verb (commiserated, commiserating) –verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by with) to sympathise. –verb (t) 2. to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; pity. {Latin commiserātus, past participle} –commiserative… …

  • 53make encouraging noises — make encouraging/sympathetic/etc noises phrase to say things to encourage someone, show sympathy etc He made reassuring noises about their financial problems. Thesaurus: to feel or express sympathysynonym Main entry …

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  • 54make sympathetic noises — make encouraging/sympathetic/etc noises phrase to say things to encourage someone, show sympathy etc He made reassuring noises about their financial problems. Thesaurus: to feel or express sympathysynonym Main entry …

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  • 55feeling — feel|ing1 [ filıŋ ] noun *** 1. ) count an emotional state, for example anger or happiness: feeling of: Parents often experience deep feelings of guilt if their children fail. a ) feelings plural emotions, especially when these are sensitive and… …

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  • 56literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 57UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …

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  • 58Response to the 2005 London bombings — The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of four terrorist bombs which exploded on the London Underground and a bus during the morning rush hour, killing more than 50 people. The attacks prompted a massive response from the emergency… …

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  • 59Empathy — is the capacity to recognize or understand another s state of mind or emotion. It is often characterized as the ability to put oneself into another s shoes , or to in some way experience the outlook or emotions of another being within oneself.It… …

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  • 60France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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