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1. A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
   "the blind are too often objects of pity"
   - commiseration, ruth, pathos
    
2. An unfortunate development
   "it's a pity he couldn't do it"
   - shame
    
3. The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
   - compassion

1. Share the suffering of
   - feel for, compassionate, condole with, sympathize with

Derived forms: pitied, pities, pitying

See also: piteous

Type of: bad luck, fellow feeling, grieve, mercifulness, mercy, misfortune, sorrow, sympathy

Encyclopedia: Pity