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Webster 1913 Edition


Commiseration

Com-misˊer-a′tion

,
Noun.
[F.
commisération
, fr. L.
commiseratio
a part of an oration intended to excite compassion.]
The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion.
Syn. – See
Sympathy
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Commiseration

COMMISERATION

,
Noun.
Pity; compassion; a sympathetic suffering of pain or sorrow for the wants, afflictions or distresses of another.
I cannot think of these poor deluded creatures, but with commiseration.

Definition 2024


commisération

commisération

See also: commiseration

French

Noun

commisération f (plural commisérations)

  1. commiseration