Commiseration
[kə,mɪzə'reʃən]
Definition
(noun.) a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; 'the blind are too often objects of pity'.
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Definition
(n.) The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion.
Typist: Mabel
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Compassion, sympathy, pity, condolence, fellow-feeling.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See PITY]
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Examples
- Lily murmured her commiseration. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Even the common people, the severest critics of the conduct of their betters, had commiseration with the follies of Prior Aymer. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Sir Pitt said with a voice of genuine alarm and commiseration. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It has inspired me with great commiseration, and I hope I understand it and its influences. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It brought both parties fame, and created a fountain of commiseration for them in sentimental breasts that is running yet. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- She told me, with assumed commiseration, that I had an unhappy temper. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I felt as if he had greater commiseration for me than I had ever had for myself. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- There was much commiseration for her as she was removed, and much sympathy with her father. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- It will scarcely be expected that I should feel much commiseration for her. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- There was a short pause of commiseration. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I wished to help him in his trouble, as I had wished to do when he showed that first commiseration for me. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She looked at me in pitying commiseration for my ignorance. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
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