pity

Meanings

Noun

• a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
  • "the blind are too often objects of pity"
• an unfortunate development
  • "it's a pity he couldn't do it"
• the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

Verb

• share the suffering of

Synonyms

commiseration, compassion, compassionate, condole with, feel for, pathos, ruth, shame, sympathize with