noun
- A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others.
- usage: "the blind are too often objects of pity"
- synonyms: commiseration, ruth, pathos
- An unfortunate development.
- usage: "it's a pity he couldn't do it"
- synonyms: shame
- The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it.
- synonyms: compassion
verb
- Share the suffering of.
- synonyms: feel for, compassionate, condole with, sympathize with
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