From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pity
n 1: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of
others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn:
commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos]
2: an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"
[syn: pity, shame]
3: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others
and wanting to do something about it [syn: compassion,
pity]
v 1: share the suffering of [syn: feel for, pity,
compassionate, condole with, sympathize with]