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Mitleidenschaft.

the state or quality of suffering due to compassion for someone else's suffering

15 characters4 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaft/
  1. the state or quality of suffering due to compassion for someone else's suffering

    archaic · feminine · literally
  2. embroilment, involvement (the state or quality of suffering negative consequences caused by someone or something else)

    broadly · feminine · singular
    in Mitleidenschaft ziehen
Where this word comes from

From mitleiden (“to feel compassion”) + -schaft (“-ship”) or Mitleid (“compassion”) + -en- + -schaft.

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