Commiseration

Act of commiserating; a sympathetic feeling of pain or sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distre es of others; pity; compa ion; fellow feeling. "Partly out of commiseration, and partly out of curiosity."- Swift . Commis'erative, a. Feeling or showing commiseration or sympathy. Commis'eratively, adv . Feelingly; compa ion ately.