'Commiseration' definitions:
Definition of 'commiseration'
(from WordNet)
noun
A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn: commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos]
noun
An expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences" [syn: condolence, commiseration]
Definition of 'Commiseration'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- And pluck commiseration of his state From brassy bosoms and rough hearts of flint. --Shak.
- Syn: See Sympathy. [1913 Webster]