commiseration

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The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion
{n} compassion, pity, sympathy, feeling
a feeling of sympathy for someone when something unpleasant has happened to them
{i} sympathy, condolence, pity, compassion
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity
an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences"
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Offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with
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Sympathise; condole
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Feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something)
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commiserating, pitying, lamentful

In the time of Gregory Nazianzene, if we may credit ecclesiastical records, there sprung up the direfulest mortality in Rome that mankind hath been acquainted with; scarce able were the living to bury the dead, and not so much but their streets were digged up for graves, which this holy Father (with no little commiserate heart-bleeding) beholding, commanded all the clergy (for he was at that time their chief bishop) to assemble in prayer and supplications, and deal forcingly beseeching with God, to intermit his fury and forgive them.

commiserate
{v} to pity, to take or have pity on
commiserate
{f} sympathize, empathize, feel sorrow for, pity
commiserate
To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity
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to feel or express compassion or sympathy (for someone)
commiserate
to feel or express sympathy or compassion
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If you commiserate with someone, you show them pity or sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to them. When I lost, he commiserated with me. to express your sympathy for someone who is unhappy about something (past participle of commiserari, from com- ( COM-) + miserari )
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