commisération

Definitions of commisération
  1. noun
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
    synonyms: compassion
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    types:
    grâce, miséricorde
    the feeling that motivates compassion
    type of:
    sympathie
    sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
  2. noun
    the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
    synonyms: compassion, pitié
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    type of:
    grâce, miséricorde
    a disposition to be kind and forgiving
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