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Noun commiseration has 2 senses

• commiseration(n = noun.feeling) pathos, pity, ruth - a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"
is a kind of fellow feeling, sympathy
Derived form verb commiserate₁

• commiseration(n = noun.communication) condolence - an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences"
is a kind of acknowledgement, acknowledgment
Derived form verb commiserate₁

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commiseration

Pity

N pity, compassion, commiseration, bowels, of compassion, sympathy, fellow-feeling, tenderness, yearning, forbearance, humanity, mercy, clemency, leniency, charity, ruth, long- suffering, melting mood, argumentum ad misericordiam, quarter, grace, locus paenitentiae, sympathizer, advocate, friend, partisan, patron, wellwisher, pitying, pitiful, compassionate, sympathetic, touched, merciful, clement, ruthful, humane, humanitarian, tender, tender hearted, tender as a chicken, soft, soft hearted, unhardened, lenient, exorable, forbearing, melting, weak, Int, for pity's sake!, mercy!, have mercy!, cry you mercy!, God help you!, poor thing!, poor dear!, poor fellow!, woe betide!, quis talia fando temperet a lachrymiss!, one's heart bleeding for, haud ignara mali miseris succurrere disco, a fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind, onor di bocca assai giova e poco costa.

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