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mer·cy  (mûrs)

n. pl. mer·cies

1. Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; clemency.

2. A disposition to be kind and forgiving: a heart full of mercy.

3. Something for which to be thankful; a blessing: It was a mercy that no one was hurt.

4. Alleviation of distress; relief: Taking in the refugees was an act of mercy.

Idiom:

at the mercy of

Without any protection against; helpless before: drifting in an open boat, at the mercy of the elements.

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[Middle English, from Old French merci, from Medieval Latin mercs, from Latin, reward.]

Synonyms: mercy, leniency, lenity, clemency, charity
These nouns mean humane and kind, sympathetic, or forgiving treatment of or disposition toward others. Mercy is compassionate forbearance: "We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves" George Eliot.
Leniency and lenity imply mildness, gentleness, and often a tendency to reduce punishment: "When you have gone too far to recede, do not sue [appeal] to me for leniency" Charles Dickens. "His Majesty gave many marks of his great lenity, often . . . endeavoring to extenuate your crimes" Jonathan Swift.
Clemency is mercy shown by someone with judicial authority: The judge believed in clemency for youthful offenders.
Charity is goodwill and benevolence in judging others: "But how shall we expect charity towards others, when we are uncharitable to ourselves?" Thomas Browne.

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mercy

Noun

pl -cies

1. compassionate treatment of or attitude towards an offender or enemy who is in one's power

2. the power to show mercy: they threw themselves on the King's mercy

3. a relieving or welcome occurrence or act: it was a mercy you turned up when you did

4. at the mercy of in the power of

Adjective

done or undertaken in an attempt to relieve suffering or bring help: a mercy mission [Latin merces recompense]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mercy - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" clemency, mercifulness lenience, leniency - lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers re-sentencing, commutation - (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law free pardon, pardon, amnesty - the formal act of liberating someone quarter - clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter" reprieve, respite - the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
	2.	mercy - a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" mercifulness humaneness - the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals) compassion, pity - the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it forgivingness, kindness - tendency to be kind and forgiving lenience, leniency, lenity, mildness - mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
	3.	mercy - the feeling that motivates compassion mercifulness compassion, compassionateness - a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering forgiveness - compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
	4.	mercy - something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive" boon, blessing - a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"
	5.	mercy - alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy" ministration, succor, succour, relief - assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"

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mercy

noun 1. compassion, charity, pity, forgiveness, quarter, favour, grace, kindness, clemency, leniency, benevolence, forbearance << OPPOSITE cruelty

noun 2. blessing, relief, boon, godsend, piece of luck, benison (archaic) at the mercy of something or someone

3. defenceless against, subject to, open to, exposed to, vulnerable to, threatened by, susceptible to, prey to, an easy target for, naked before, unprotected against

4. in the power of, under the control of, in the clutches of, under the heel of

Translations

mercy [ˈməːsɪ] n → compasión f;

(REL) → misericordia;

at the mercy of → a la merced de

mercy [ˈməːsɪ] n → pitié f, merci f;

(Rel) → miséricorde f;

to have mercy on sb → avoir pitié de qn;

at the mercy of → à la merci de

mercy [ˈməːsɪ] n → Gnade f;

to have mercy on sb → Erbarmen mit jdm haben;

at the mercy of → ausgeliefert +dat

mercy [ˈməːsɪ] n → pietà;

(REL) → misericordia;

to have mercy on sb → aver pietà di qn;

at the mercy of → alla mercè di

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mercy

n mercy [ˈməːsi]

1 kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power He showed his enemies no mercy. genade رَحْمَه пощада slitování nåde; barmhjertighed die Gnade έλεος, οίκτος compasión, clemencia halastus رحم armo pitié רַחֲמִים दया milosrđe kegyelem, irgalom belas kasihan miskunn pietà 慈悲 자비, 동정, 인정 gailestingumas, pasigailėjimas žēlsirdība; žēlastība belas kasihan genade barmhjertighet, medlidenhet łaska, litość piedade milă милосердие; пощада zľutovanie, súcit usmiljenje milosrđe barmhärtighet, förbarmande, nåd ความเมตตา merhamet 憐憫 милосердя رحم، ترس lòng nhân từ 怜悯

2 a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful It was a mercy that it didn't rain. genade نِعْمَه، بَرَكَه щастие štěstí held; velsignelse das Glück ευτύχημα suerte õnnistus لطف onni chance מַזָל कृपा, दया, रहम sreća szerencse kemujuran mildi, lán fortuna 幸運 행운 laimė veiksme, laime mujur geluk hell, velsignelse, under szczęście sorte binecuvântare удача šťastie, šťastná náhoda, dar nebies sreča milost tur, välsignelse ความกรุณา şans, talih 幸運 милість مہربانی sự may mắn 幸运

adj ˈmerciful

willing to forgive or to punish only lightly a merciful judge. genadige رَحيم، رَؤوف милостив milosrdný barmhjertig barmherzig επιεικής, σπλαχνικός compasivo, clemente halastav بخشایشگر armelias miséricordieux, clément רַחוּם दयालु milosrdan irgalmas kemurahan hati miskunnsamur misericordioso, clemente 慈悲深い 인정많은, 자비로운 gailestingas žēlsirdīgs; žēlīgs belas kasihan genadig barmhjertig, nådig litościwy clemente milos, clement, indulgent милосердный milosrdný, súcitný milosten milostiv barmhärtig เปี่ยมด้วยความเมตตา merhametli 仁慈的 милосердний; співчутливий رحم دل khoan dung 仁慈的

adv ˈmercifully

genadig بِرَحْمَه милостиво soucitně barmhjertigt barmherzig ευτυχώς compasivamente, con piedad halastavalt از روی بخشندگی armeliaasti miséricordieusement בְּרַחֲמִים दयापूर्वक milosrdno könyörületesen penuh belas kasihan miskunnsamlega misericordiosamente 情け深く 관대하게 gailestingai, laimei žēlsirdīgi; veiksmīgi, laimīgi dengan belas kasihan genadig barmhjertig, nådig litościwie com clemência cu milă милосердно súcitne, milosrdne milostno milostivo barmhärtigt อย่างเมตตา şans eseri, Allah'tan 仁慈地 милосердно; співчутливо رحم دلی سے vẻ nhân từ 仁慈地

adj ˈmerciless

without mercy; cruel merciless criticism. genadeloos عَديم الرَّحْمَه безмилостен nemilosrdný nådesløs unbarmherzig άσπλαχνος, αμείλικτος despiadado halastamatu بی رحم säälimätön impitoyable חֲסַר רַחֲמִים कठोर nemilosrdan irgalmatlan kejam miskunnarlaus spietato 無慈悲な 무자비한 negailestingas nežēlīgs; bargs tanpa belas kasihan genadeloos nådeløs, skånselløs, ubarmhjertig bezlitosny sem piedade nemilos безжалостный nemilosrdný, neúprosný neusmiljen nemilosrdan obarmhärtig ไร้ความปราณี acımasız 冷酷無情的 безжалісний; немилосердний بے رحم nhẫn tâm 冷酷无情的

adv ˈmercilessly

genadeloos بِدون رَحْمَه безмилостно nemilosrdně nådesløst unbarmherzig ανηλεώς sin compasión, sin piedad armutult بی رحمانه säälimättä sans pitié לְלֹא רַחֲמִים निर्दयता से nemilosrdno irgalmatlanul dengan kejam miskunnarlaust in modo spietato 残酷に 무자비하게 negailestingai nežēlīgi; bargi dengan tanpa belas kasihan genadeloos nådeløst, ubarmhjertig bezlitośnie impiedosamente fără milă безжалостно nemilosrdne, neúprosne neusmiljeno nemilosrdno obarmhärtigt อย่างไร้ความปราณี acımasızca 冷酷無情地 безжалісно; немилосердно بے رحمی سے một cách nhẫn tâm 冷酷无情地

at the mercy of

wholly in the power of, liable to be harmed by A sailor is at the mercy of the sea. onderworpe aan تَحْتَ رَحْمَة подвластен съм vydaný na milost i nogens magt auf Gnade und Ungnade ausgeliefert sein στο έλεος a merced de meelevallas در اختیار دستخوش armoilla à la merci de נָתוּן לְחַסדֵי- के वश में na milost (vki, vmi) szeszélyének kiszolgáltatva di bawah kekuasaan á valdi (e-s) (in balia di), (alla mercé di) ～のなすがままに ...에 좌우되는 ko valioje, visiškai priklausomas kāda varā di bawah kekuasaan in de macht van prisgitt, i ens makt na łasce à mercê de în voia (...) во власти vydaný na milosť na milost in nemilost u milosti i ngns (ngts) våld ภายใต้การควบคุมของ insafına kalmış 任憑...的擺布 у чиїйсь владі کسی کے رحم و کرم پر phó mặc cho 任凭...摆布

have mercy on

to give kindness to (an enemy etc who is in one's power) Have mercy on me! wees genadig يَرأف، يَرْحَم пощадявам mít soucit s vise barmhjertighed mod; have barmhjertighed med Gnade haben mit λυπούμαι, αισθάνομαι οίκτο tener piedad, tener compasión halastama مرحمت داشتن sääliä avoir pitié de לְרַחֵם עַל- smiluj se megkönyörül vkin mengasihani sÿna miskunn avere pietà di ～をあわれむ ...에게 자비를 베풀다 pasigailėti apžēloties mengasihani ontfermen over zich ha medlidenhet med, være nådig zlitować się ter dó de a avea milă de пощадить mať súcit s usmiliti se koga imati milosti förbarma sig över กรุณา merhamet etmek 對...表示憐憫 щадити, милувати رحم کرنا، ترس کھانا ban ơn 对...表示怜悯