commiseration : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: commiseration	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for commiseration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
commiseration n a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" Synonym(s): commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences" Synonym(s): condolence, commiseration
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Commiseration \Commis`era"tion\, n. [F. commis[82]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}.