n.
 (pl. pities)
  - a feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings of others.
- a cause for regret or disappointment:![]()  what a pity. 
v.
 (pities, pitying, pitied)
 feel pity for.
Phrase
  
    - for pity's sake
 informal used to express impatience or make an urgent appeal.
- more's the pity
 informal used to express regret.
 
  Derivative
  
    - pitying adj.
- pityingly adv.
 
  Etymology
  ME: from OFr. pite ‘compassion’, from L. pietas ‘piety’.