pity
A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
And pity, like a naked new-born babe, / Striding the blast, or heaven’s cherubin, hors’d / Upon the sightless couriers of the air, / Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye, / That tears shall drown the wind.
Something regrettable.
(obsolete, Early Modern) Piety.
To feel pity for (someone or something).
(now regional) To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.
Used to express regret or disappointment about an unfortunate event or piece of information.