Compassion

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it. See Synonyms at pity.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it
  • v. To pity.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration.
  • v. To pity.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Literally, a suffering with another; hence, a feeling of sorrow or pity excited by the sufferings or misfortunes of another; sympathy; commiseration; pity.
  • n. [Twice used in the plural in the authorized version of the Bible.
  • n. Synonyms Commiseration, Sympathy, etc. (see pity), kindness, tenderness, clemency, fellow-feeling.
  • To compassionate; pity; commiserate.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
  • n. a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mercifulness    mercy   
    Cross Reference
    sympathy   
    Form
    compassionate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pity    sympathy    condolence    commiseration    mercy    fellow-feeling    sorrow    heart    tenderheartedness    kindness   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    ashen    fashion    impassion    passion    ration   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pity    tenderness    generosity    sadness    sincerity    reverence    patience    goodness    regret    friendliness   
     
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