crying shame vs pity

crying shame

noun
  • A situation that is considered to be a disgrace, or deplorable. 

pity

noun
  • Something regrettable. 

  • A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. 

intj
  • Short form of what a pity. 

verb
  • To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of. 

  • To feel pity for (someone or something). 

How often have the words crying shame and pity occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )