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(n)
(archaic) Sorrow for the misery of another; pity, compassion; mercy.
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The act of commiserating; sorrow for the hardships or afflictions of another; pity; compassion.
(adj)
Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
(v)
(idiomatic) To experience sympathy for, to sympathise with.
Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states.
share the suffering of
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.
Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.
The act by which something is regretted.
Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.
(uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
Alternative form of saad (“Arabic letter”). [The letter ص in the Arabic script.]
(uncountable) unhappiness, woe
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
(now literary) Sorrow, grief.
An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.
Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
(theology) A violation of divine will or religious law.
(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
Like trash; having low quality and a perceived lack of depth, especially of books and films.
Physical injury; hurt; damage.
Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
(prison slang) A stupid or undesirable person.
A person who is not happy.
Damage to the body of a living thing.
(of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
(colloquial, often childish) Something that is forbidden, prohibited, discouraged or taboo.
A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.
(adv)
Used to make a polite request.
(uncountable) Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
Showing mercy.
The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
(countable, uncountable) Value.
(colloquial) A disappointment, a pity, a shame.
(uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
(uncountable, religion) Reverence and devotion to God.
(figuratively) Lacking emotion or compunction.
A type of geological depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.
(astronomy) An asteroid that orbits between the orbits of Earth and Mars.
The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.
A tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings.
Alternative form of fellow feeling. [A sense of sympathy for, consideration of, or shared interests with one or more other human beings.]
Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.
(countable, usually in the plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
The property of being humane.
That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
The state or condition of being softhearted; sentimental tenderness.
Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
(slang) pit bull terrier
An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.
Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
(uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn.
Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.
In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits
Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
The state of being indifferent.
(countable or uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
The state or quality of being pitiful.
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
(countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
To regard with contempt or scorn.
The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.
(countable) The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief or illusion.
(transitive, uncommon) To separate (a pair).
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
Extremely unfavorable; terrible.
Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
Causing feelings of sadness.
One who is lowly or abject.
Hatred.
Joy; pleasure.
A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful
Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.
(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
Of a person or an animal: