commiseration
1. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others (Freq. 1) - the blind are too often objects of pity • Syn: pity, ruth, pathos • Derivationally related forms: pathetic (for: pathos), piteous (for: pity), pity (for: pity), commiserate • Hypernyms: sympathy, fellow feeling 2. an expression of sympathy with another's grief - they sent their condolences • Syn: condolence • Derivationally related forms: commiserate, condolent (for: condolence), condole (for: condolence) • Hypernyms: acknowledgment, acknowledgement
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