Pity

The negative evaluation and affect (sorrow, discomfort) that witnessing the suffering of others may elicit. Pity is experienced when the target’s suffering is a result of uncontrollable causes, independent of the locus of the cause. Further, pity involves the additional appraisal of feeling concern for someone considered inferior to the self. Not the same as sympathy, empathy, or compassion.

Reference:

Florian, V., Mikulincer, M., & Hirschberger, G. (1999). The anatomy of a problematic emotion—the conceptualization and measurement of the experience of pity. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 19(1), 3-25. https://doi.org/10.2190/4JG9-M79P-HJYK-AQNE

Weiner, B., Graham, S., & Chandler, C. (1982). Pity, anger, and guilt: An attributional analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 8(2), 226-232. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167282082007

Goetz, J. L., Keltner, D., & Simon-Thomas, E. (2010). Compassion: an evolutionary analysis and empirical review. Psychological Bulletin, 136(3), 351-374. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/a0018807