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commiseration(dictionary)

commiseration (iou)



commiseration noun. M16.
[Latin commiseratio(n-), formed as COMMISERATE: see -ATION.]
The action of commiserating; (the expression of) compassion; pity. M16.
A. Toffler Moving one's household..is a cause for commiseration rather than congratulation.
A feeling or expression of compassion; a condolence. Usu. in pl. E17.
W. Golding I asked that my commiserations for his sickness..should be conveyed.