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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Commiseration \Com*mis'er*a"tion\, noun [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) 2.0 [wn]:
commiseration
noun
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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