commiseration

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: com=mis=er=a=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

commiseration, n. [F. commisération, 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.  [1913 Webster]
"And pluck commiseration of his state
From brassy bosoms and rough hearts of flint."

Syn. -- See Sympathy.

ROGET THESAURUS

commiseration

Pity

N pity, compassion, commiseration, bowels, of compassion, sympathy, fellow-feeling, tenderness, yearning, forbearance, humanity, mercy, clemency, leniency, charity, ruth, long- suffering, melting mood, argumentum ad misericordiam, quarter, grace, locus paenitentiae, sympathizer, advocate, friend, partisan, patron, wellwisher, pitying, pitiful, compassionate, sympathetic, touched, merciful, clement, ruthful, humane, humanitarian, tender, tender hearted, tender as a chicken, soft, soft hearted, unhardened, lenient, exorable, forbearing, melting, weak, Int, for pity's sake!, mercy!, have mercy!, cry you mercy!, God help you!, poor thing!, poor dear!, poor fellow!, woe betide!, quis talia fando temperet a lachrymiss!, one's heart bleeding for, haud ignara mali miseris succurrere disco, a fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind, onor di bocca assai giova e poco costa.