- commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos - a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"
--1 is a kind of sympathy, fellow feeling
Derived form: verb commiserate1 - condolence, commiseration - an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences"
--2 is a kind of acknowledgment, acknowledgement
Derived form: verb commiserate1