misery loves company en · X
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹi lʌvz ˈkʌmpəni/ (General-American)
- /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹɪ lʌvz ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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Misery is easier to bear when one is not the only one miserable.
Tuvok: [It is curious] That my failure, added to your own, should improve your feelings.
1995, Chris Abbott, “State of Flux”, season 1 episode 11 of Star Trek: Voyager
Relateds
commiserate · a trouble shared is a trouble halved
Translations (13)
ja 同病相憐れむ (misery is easier when one is not the only one) · la solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris (misery is easier when one is not the only one) · scn trìvulu 'n cumuni e menzu javiu (misery is easier when one is not the only one) · es la miseria es mas fácil de conllevar cuando uno no es el único (misery is easier when one is not the only one) · nl gedeelde smart is halve smart (misery is easier when one is not the only one) · es nunca falta un roto para un descosido (misery is easier when one is not the only one) · fi kaksin aina kaunihimpi (misery is easier when one is not the only one) · es mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos (misery is easier when one is not the only one) · de geteiltes Leid ist halbes Leid (misery is easier when one is not the only one) · gl mal de moitos, consolo de todos (misery is easier when one is not the only one) · it mal comune mezzo gaudio (misery is easier when one is not the only one) · ar البؤس يحبّ الصُحبة (misery is easier when one is not the only one) · cmn 同病相憐 /同病相怜 (misery is easier when one is not the only one)