pity

Sympathy and sorrow aroused by the misfortune or suffering of another.

A matter of regret.

To feel pity for or on account of.

To feel pity.

(have/take) To show compassion for.

To excite pity in; fill with pity or compassion: used impersonally.

To feel pity or compassion for; compassionate; commiserate: as, to pity the blind or their misfortune; to pity the oppressed.

Synonyms To sympathize with, feel for. See pity, n.

To be compassionate; exercise pity.

Sympathetic sorrow for the suffering with another; a feeling which inspires one to relieve the suffering of another.