Definition of Commeseration
Com*mis`er*a"tion (?), n. [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.
And pluck commiseration of his state
From brassy bosoms and rough hearts of flint.
Shak.
Syn. -- See Sympathy.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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