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commiseration |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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