Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Commiseration \Com*mis`er*a"tion\, n. [F. commis['e]ration, fr.
   L. commiseratio a part of an oration intended to excite
   compassion.]
   The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions,
   or distresses of another; pity; compassion.

         And pluck commiseration of his state From brassy bosoms
         and rough hearts of flint.               --Shak.

   Syn: See {Sympathy}.

Source : WordNet®

commiseration
     n 1: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of
          others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn:
          {pity}, {ruth}, {pathos}]
     2: an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent
        their condolences" [syn: {condolence}]