Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A greeting card sent to family members of one who has died to express regret.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An attempt to gain sympathy or an advantage in a discussion by portraying oneself as a victim in need of sympathy (used with the verb "play").
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a card expressing sympathy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: card
Narrower terms: Mass card, spiritual bouquet
History
From sympathy + card.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
