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1. (n.) compassion
a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for someone struck by misfortune, accompanied by a desire to alleviate the suffering; mercy.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME (< AF) < LL compassiō <
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1. (noun) compassion, compassionateness
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
2. (noun) compassion, pity
the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
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1. (noun) Compassion
literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration
2. (verb) Compassion
to pity
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Sense: sorrow or pity for the sufferings of another person.
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 Afrikaans: deernis, medelye, meegevo |
 Arabic: شَفَقَه، حُنُو |
 Bulgarian: съчуствие |
 Brazilian: compaixão |
 Czech: slitování, soucit |
 German: das Mitleid |
 Danish: medfølelse; medlidenhed |
 Greek: συμπόνια |
 Spanish: compasión |
 Estonian: kaastunne |
 Farsi: ترحم؛ دلسوزی |
 Finnish: myötätunto |
 French: compassion |
 Hebrew: חֶמלָה |
 Hindi: अनुकंपा, दया |
 Croatian: sućut, samilost, sažaljen |
 Hungarian: szánalom |
 Indonesian: belas kasihan |
 Icelandic: samúð |
 Italian: compassione |
 Japanese: 同情 |
 Korean: 측은한 마음 |
 Lithuanian: gailestis, užuojauta |
 Latvian: līdzjūtība |
 Malay: belas kasihan |
 Dutch: medeleven |
 Norwegian: medlidenhet, medynk, barm |
 Polish: litość |
 Persian: ترحم؛ دلسوزی |
 Pashto: زړسوى، خواخوږى، رحكم، همد |
 Portuguese: compaixão |
 Romanian: compasiune |
 Russian: сострадание |
 Slovak: súcit |
 Slovenian: sočutje |
 Serbian: saosećanje |
 Swedish: medlidande |
 Thai: ความเห็นใจ |
 Turkish: acıma, merhamet |
 Taiwanese: 同情(心)，憐憫 |
 Ukrainian: жалість, співчуття |
 Urdu: ہمدردی ، ترس |
 Vietnamese: lòng thương |
 Chinese: 同情，怜悯 |
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