COMMISERATION


Meaning of COMMISERATION in English

kəˌmizəˈrāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French commisération, from Latin commiseration-, commiseratio part of an oration intended to excite compassion, from commiseratus + -ion-, -io -ion

: the act of commiserating : the feeling or showing of sorrow or the expression of condolence for the wants or distresses of another

an adult who falls on the street is the object of … commiseration — Agnes Repplier

Synonyms: see sympathy

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