[[compassion]], commiseration, condolence, [[sympathy]] mean the [[act]] or capacity for [[sharing]] the painful feelings of another. pity implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress <felt pity for the captives>. | [[compassion]], commiseration, condolence, [[sympathy]] mean the [[act]] or capacity for [[sharing]] the painful feelings of another. pity implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress <felt pity for the captives>. |