COMPASSION

compassion, pity

(noun) the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

compassion, compassionateness

(noun) a deep awareness of and sympathy for another’s suffering

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

compassion (usually uncountable, plural compassions)

Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.

Synonyms

• (deep awareness of another's suffering): empathy, mercy, ruth, pity, sorrow, tenderheartedness

• (desire to relieve another's suffering): kindness, heart, mercy, ruth, tenderheartedness

Verb

compassion (third-person singular simple present compassions, present participle compassioning, simple past and past participle compassioned)

(obsolete) To pity.

Source: Wiktionary

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Com*pas"sion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. compassio, fr. compati to have compassion; com- + pati to bear, suffer. See Patient.]

Definition: Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration. Womanly igenuity set to work by womanly compassion. Macaulay.

Syn.

– Pity; sympathy; commiseration; fellow-feeling; mercy; condolence. See Pity.

Com*pas"sion, v. t.

Definition: To pity. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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