condolences

2 definitions • 4 examples

sympathy and sadness for the family or close friends of a person who has recently died, or an expression of this, especially in written form:

a letter of condolence

Dignitaries from all over the world came to offer their condolences.

an expression of sympathy esp. for the family of a person who has recently died, or the sympathy expressed:

[ U ] a letter of condolence

[ C ] The mayor offered his condolences.