commiseration

See also: commisération

English

Etymology

From Middle French commisération

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

commiseration (countable and uncountable, plural commiserations)

  1. The act of commiserating; sorrow for the hardships or afflictions of another; pity; compassion.
    • 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
      The departure was not unduly prolonged. […] Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.

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