commiseration vs ruth

commiseration and ruth both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
commiseration	Yes	No	No	No
ruth	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, commiseration and ruth are synonyms defined as:

commiseration and ruth: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

Other synonyms of commiseration include pathos, pity.

commiseration (noun)	ruth (noun)
an expression of sympathy with another's grief	a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others