n. Function: noun
sympathetic feeling for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy FF1C; felt the deepest pity for the prisoners FF1E;
Synonyms: commiseration, compassion, rue, ruth, sympathy
Related Words: dejection, distress, melancholy, sadness, sorrow; charity, clemency, lenity, mercy
Contrasted Words: contempt, disdain, disgust, scorn