COMMISERATION

commiseration. commiseration, pittie

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commiseration. Commiseration, n. compassion, pity, sympathy, feeling

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Com‐mis′er‐a″tion (?), 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. And pluck commiseration of his state From brassy bosoms and rough hearts of flint. Shak. Syn. — See Sympathy.