com·pas·sion (k m-p sh n)n. Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it. See Synonyms at pity. [Middle English compassioun, from Late Latin compassi  , compassin-, from compassus, past participle of compat , to sympathize : Latin com-, com- + Latin pat, to suffer; see p (i)- in Indo-European roots.]com·pas sion·less adj. |
compassion [kəmˈpæʃən]
n
a feeling of distress and pity for the suffering or misfortune of another, often including the desire to alleviate it
[from Old French, from Late Latin compassiō fellow feeling, from compatī to suffer with, from Latin com- with + patī to bear, suffer]
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| Noun | 1. |  compassion - a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's sufferingheartstrings - your deepest feelings of love and compassion; "many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings" fellow feeling, sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) tenderheartedness, tenderness - warm compassionate feelings mercifulness, mercy - the feeling that motivates compassion |
| 2. | compassion - the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it mercifulness, mercy - a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" |
compassion
noun sympathy, understanding, charity, pity, humanity, mercy, heart, quarter, sorrow, kindness, tenderness, condolence, clemency, commiseration, fellow feeling, soft-heartedness, tender-heartedness The Dalai Lama practises what he preaches: universal kindness and compassion.
indifference, apathy, unconcern, mercilessness, cold-heartedness
indifference, apathy, unconcern, mercilessness, cold-heartedness
Translations
compassion [kəmˈpæʃən] N → compasión f
to have compassion for sth/for or on sb → tener compasión por or de algo/algn, compadecerse de algo/algn
to feel compassion for sb → sentir compasión por or de algn
to move sb to compassion → mover a algn a la compasión
to have compassion for sth/for or on sb → tener compasión por or de algo/algn, compadecerse de algo/algn
to feel compassion for sb → sentir compasión por or de algn
to move sb to compassion → mover a algn a la compasión
n compassion [kəmˈpӕʃən]
sorrow or pity for the sufferings of another person. deernis, medelye, meegevoel شَفَقَه، حُنُو съчуствие slitování, soucit medfølelse; medlidenhed das Mitleid συμπόνια compasión kaastunne ترحم؛ دلسوزی myötätunto compassion חֶמלָה अनुकंपा, दया sućut, samilost, sažaljenje szánalom belas kasihan samúð compassione 同情 측은한 마음 gailestis, užuojauta līdzjūtība belas kasihan medeleven medlidenhet, medynk, barmhjertighet litość compaixão compasiune сострадание súcit sočutje saosećanje medlidande ความเห็นใจ acıma, merhamet 同情(心)，憐憫 жалість, співчуття ہمدردی ، ترس lòng thương 怜悯
adj comˈpassionate [-nət]
barmhartig, medelydend شَفيق، مُشْفِق съчуствен soucitný medfølende mitleidsvoll συμπονετικός compasivo kaastundlik دلسوز؛ ترحم آمیز myötätuntoinen compatissant רַחֲמָנִי करुणामय sućutan, samilostan, sažalan könyörületes kasihan, iba samúðarfullur compassionevole あわれみ深い 인정많은 gailestingas līdzjūtīgs perasaan belas kasihan medelevend medfølende, medlidende, barmhjertig litościwy compassivo plin de compasiune сострадательный súcitný sočuten saosećajnost medlidsam, barmhärtig ที่รู้สึกเห็นใจ merhametli, şefkatli 有同情心的 жалісливий; співчутливий رحم دل ، ترس کھانے والا động lòng thương 有同情心的
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