condoling
Expressing grief together
Condoling is expressing sympathy or sorrow for someone's loss or misfortune.
The word is the present participle of condole, most often encountered in the phrase condoling with: She spent the afternoon condoling with the widow.
The noun form condolences is far more common in everyday speech.
State following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- mourningPeriod following loss
anguish · lamentation · grieving · sadness · woe · tears · suffering · desolation
Relief from distress
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- consolationComfort during distress
- alleviateLessen pain or trouble
relief · ease · balm · peace · hearten · uplift · encouragement · calmness
Concern for others' distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- caringShowing kind concern
warmth · kindness · fellow-feeling · concern · consideration · humanity · heartfelt · sincerity
Service honoring the dead
- wakePath left in water
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- eulogyTribute for the dead
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
shiva · interment · remembrance · visitation · cortege · dirge · in memoriam · repose
Support given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- helpAssistance given
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
- presenceState of being somewhere
charity · donation · meal train · benevolence · contribution · backing · patronage · sustenance
bereavement
State following loss
mourning · anguish · lamentation · grieving · sadness · woe · tears · suffering · desolation · melancholy
solace
Relief from distress
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- consolationComfort during distress
alleviate · relief · ease · balm · peace · hearten · uplift · encouragement · calmness · gentleness
compassion
Concern for others' distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
caring · warmth · kindness · fellow-feeling · concern · consideration · humanity · heartfelt · sincerity · solicitude
funeral
Service honoring the dead
obituary · shiva · interment · remembrance · visitation · cortege · dirge · in memoriam · repose · tribute
aid
Support given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- helpAssistance given
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
presence · charity · donation · meal train · benevolence · contribution · backing · patronage · sustenance · benefaction
condolingcelebrating
Observing with festivity
congratulating · rejoicing · exulting · cheering · toasting