A condolence is an expression of sympathy and sorrow to someone who has suffered a loss, like the letter of condolence you send to a faraway friend who has lost a loved one. Condolence is an expression of sympathy with someone in grief, misfortune, or sorrow. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of condolence in English and Spanish, as well as related words and examples. pity, compassion, commiseration, condolence, sympathy mean the act or capacity for sharing the painful feelings of another. pity implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress. CONDOLENCE meaning: a feeling or expression of sympathy and sadness especially when someone is suffering because of the death of a family member, a friend, etc.
