Hypertext Webster Gateway: "commiseration"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Commiseration \Com*mis`er*a"tion\, n. [F. commis['e]ration, fr.
L. commiseratio a part of an oration intended to excite
compassion.]
The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions,
or distresses of another; pity; compassion.
And pluck commiseration of his state From brassy bosoms
and rough hearts of flint. --Shak.
Syn: See {Sympathy}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
commiseration
n 1: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of
others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn:
{pity}, {ruth}, {pathos}]
2: an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent
their condolences" [syn: {condolence}]
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