Sympathetic, sad concern for someone in misfortune

• sympathy

  1. Agreement with or support for an opinion or position:
  2. Pity or compassion felt for another's trouble, suffering, etc.
  3. A mutual liking or understanding arising from sameness of feeling

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  1. Agreement with or support for an opinion or position:
  2. Pity or compassion felt for another's trouble, suffering, etc.
  3. A mutual liking or understanding arising from sameness of feeling

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• empathy

  1. The projection of one's own personality into the personality of another in order to understand the person better; ability to share in another's emotions, thoughts, or feelings
  2. The ability to identify with or understand another's situation or feelings:
  3. The attribution of one's own feelings to an object:

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  1. The projection of one's own personality into the personality of another in order to understand the person better; ability to share in another's emotions, thoughts, or feelings
  2. The ability to identify with or understand another's situation or feelings:
  3. The attribution of one's own feelings to an object:

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• condolence

  1. Expression of sympathy with another in grief
  2. Sympathy with a person who has experienced pain, grief, or misfortune:
  3. An expression or declaration of such sympathy.

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  1. Expression of sympathy with another in grief
  2. Sympathy with a person who has experienced pain, grief, or misfortune:
  3. An expression or declaration of such sympathy.

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• compassion

  1. Sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity

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  1. Sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity

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• commiseration

  1. The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion.
  2. The feeling or expression of pity or sorrow.

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  1. The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion.
  2. The feeling or expression of pity or sorrow.

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A great disappointment or regrettable fact

• bummer

  1. (Slang) An adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug.
  2. (Slang) Any unpleasant or unsatisfactory thing or experience
  3. (Slang) One that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints:

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  1. (Slang) An adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug.
  2. (Slang) Any unpleasant or unsatisfactory thing or experience
  3. (Slang) One that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints:

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• shame

  1. A painful emotion caused by the awareness of having done something wrong or foolish:
  2. A tendency to have feelings of this kind, or a capacity for such feeling
  3. Respect for propriety or morality:

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  1. A painful emotion caused by the awareness of having done something wrong or foolish:
  2. A tendency to have feelings of this kind, or a capacity for such feeling
  3. Respect for propriety or morality:

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• crime

  1. An act committed in violation of law where the consequence of conviction by a court is punishment, especially where the punishment is a serious one such as imprisonment.
  2. An act committed in violation of a law prohibiting it, or omitted in violation of a law ordering it; often, specif., such an act of a serious nature, as a felony: crimes are variously punishable by death, imprisonment, or the imposition of certain fines or restrictions: the range of crime includes felonies and misdemeanors, but not petty violations of local ordinances
  3. Unlawful activity:

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  1. An act committed in violation of law where the consequence of conviction by a court is punishment, especially where the punishment is a serious one such as imprisonment.
  2. An act committed in violation of a law prohibiting it, or omitted in violation of a law ordering it; often, specif., such an act of a serious nature, as a felony: crimes are variously punishable by death, imprisonment, or the imposition of certain fines or restrictions: the range of crime includes felonies and misdemeanors, but not petty violations of local ordinances
  3. Unlawful activity:

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To experience or express compassion

• yearn

  1. To be filled with longing or desire
  2. To have a strong, often sad longing:
  3. To feel tenderness or sympathy

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  1. To be filled with longing or desire
  2. To have a strong, often sad longing:
  3. To feel tenderness or sympathy

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• sympathize

  1. To be in accord; correspond.
  2. To share or understand the feelings or ideas of another:
  3. To feel or express sympathy, esp. in pity or compassion; commiserate

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  1. To be in accord; correspond.
  2. To share or understand the feelings or ideas of another:
  3. To feel or express sympathy, esp. in pity or compassion; commiserate

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• feel

  1. To believe; think:
  2. To be aware of; sense:
  3. To have compassion or sympathy:

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  1. To believe; think:
  2. To be aware of; sense:
  3. To have compassion or sympathy:

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• compassionate

  1. To pity

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  1. To pity

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• commiserate

  1. To condole or sympathize (with)
  2. To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with.

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  1. To condole or sympathize (with)
  2. To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with.

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• ache

  1. To suffer a dull, sustained pain.
  2. To have or give dull, steady pain
  3. To feel sympathy, pity, etc. (for)

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  1. To suffer a dull, sustained pain.
  2. To have or give dull, steady pain
  3. To feel sympathy, pity, etc. (for)

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Compassionate feeling

• humanity

  1. The fact or quality of being human; human nature
  2. Humans considered as a group; the human race.
  3. Those branches of knowledge, such as philosophy, literature, and art, that are concerned with human thought and culture; the liberal arts.

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  1. The fact or quality of being human; human nature
  2. Humans considered as a group; the human race.
  3. Those branches of knowledge, such as philosophy, literature, and art, that are concerned with human thought and culture; the liberal arts.

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• clemency

  1. A merciful, kind, or lenient act.
  2. Mildness, especially of weather.
  3. A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy.

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  1. A merciful, kind, or lenient act.
  2. Mildness, especially of weather.
  3. A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy.

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• largeheartedness

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• philanthropy

  1. A desire to help mankind, esp. as shown by gifts to charitable or humanitarian institutions; benevolence
  2. Something, such as an activity or institution, intended to promote human welfare.
  3. Love of humankind in general.

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  1. A desire to help mankind, esp. as shown by gifts to charitable or humanitarian institutions; benevolence
  2. Something, such as an activity or institution, intended to promote human welfare.
  3. Love of humankind in general.

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• favor

  1. Something given as a token of love, affection, or remembrance.
  2. Permission to engage in sexual activity, especially when granted by a woman to a male partner.
  3. Friendly or favorable regard; approval or support:

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  1. Something given as a token of love, affection, or remembrance.
  2. Permission to engage in sexual activity, especially when granted by a woman to a male partner.
  3. Friendly or favorable regard; approval or support:

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• benevolence

  1. A gift given out of generosity.
  2. An inclination to perform kind, charitable acts.
  3. A compulsory tax or payment exacted by some English sovereigns without the consent of Parliament.

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  1. A gift given out of generosity.
  2. An inclination to perform kind, charitable acts.
  3. A compulsory tax or payment exacted by some English sovereigns without the consent of Parliament.

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• unselfishness

  1. The state of being unselfish.

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  1. The state of being unselfish.

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• brotherly-love

  1. Agape.
  2. A kindly and lenient attitude towards others.

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  1. Agape.
  2. A kindly and lenient attitude towards others.

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• fellow-feeling

  1. A sense of sympathy for, consideration of, or shared interests with one or more other human beings.
  2. Alternative form of fellow feeling.
  3. A feeling of fellowship, kinship, comradeship, etc.

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  1. A sense of sympathy for, consideration of, or shared interests with one or more other human beings.
  2. Alternative form of fellow feeling.
  3. A feeling of fellowship, kinship, comradeship, etc.

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• kindliness

  1. A kindly deed.
  2. The quality or state of being kindly.
  3. The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.

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  1. A kindly deed.
  2. The quality or state of being kindly.
  3. The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.

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• warmheartedness

  1. The quality of being warmhearted

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  1. The quality of being warmhearted

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• ruth

  1. Pity; compassion
  2. (Bible, proper --- person) A Moabite widow deeply devoted to her mother-in-law, Naomi, for whom she left her own people to later become the wife of Boaz of Bethlehem
  3. Sorrow or misery about one's own misdeeds or flaws.

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  1. Pity; compassion
  2. (Bible, proper --- person) A Moabite widow deeply devoted to her mother-in-law, Naomi, for whom she left her own people to later become the wife of Boaz of Bethlehem
  3. Sorrow or misery about one's own misdeeds or flaws.

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• forbearance

  1. Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience.
  2. A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
  3. (Law) The act of giving a debtor more time to pay rather than immediately enforcing a debt that is due.

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  1. Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience.
  2. A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
  3. (Law) The act of giving a debtor more time to pay rather than immediately enforcing a debt that is due.

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• mercy

  1. A refraining from harming or punishing offenders, enemies, persons in one's power, etc.; kindness in excess of what may be expected or demanded by fairness; forbearance and compassion
  2. A female given name, one of the less common Puritan virtue names.
  3. Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; clemency.

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  1. A refraining from harming or punishing offenders, enemies, persons in one's power, etc.; kindness in excess of what may be expected or demanded by fairness; forbearance and compassion
  2. A female given name, one of the less common Puritan virtue names.
  3. Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; clemency.

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• understanding

  1. A disposition to appreciate or share the feelings and thoughts of others; sympathy:
  2. The power or ability to think, learn, judge, etc.; intelligence; sense
  3. (Countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.

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  1. A disposition to appreciate or share the feelings and thoughts of others; sympathy:
  2. The power or ability to think, learn, judge, etc.; intelligence; sense
  3. (Countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.

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• compunction

  1. A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt:
  2. A feeling of slight regret for something done
  3. A sharp feeling of uneasiness brought on by a sense of guilt; remorse

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  1. A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt:
  2. A feeling of slight regret for something done
  3. A sharp feeling of uneasiness brought on by a sense of guilt; remorse

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• pathos

  1. The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
  2. The feeling, as of sympathy or pity, so aroused.
  3. A quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow.

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  1. The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
  2. The feeling, as of sympathy or pity, so aroused.
  3. A quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow.

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• tenderness

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• softheartedness

  1. The state or condition of being softhearted; sentimental tenderness.

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  1. The state or condition of being softhearted; sentimental tenderness.

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• condolence

  1. Expression of sympathy with another in grief
  2. Sympathy with a person who has experienced pain, grief, or misfortune:
  3. An expression or declaration of such sympathy.

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  1. Expression of sympathy with another in grief
  2. Sympathy with a person who has experienced pain, grief, or misfortune:
  3. An expression or declaration of such sympathy.

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• commiseration

  1. The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion.
  2. The feeling or expression of pity or sorrow.

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  1. The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion.
  2. The feeling or expression of pity or sorrow.

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• charity

  1. The feeling of goodwill; benevolence
  2. (Christianity) The theological virtue defined as love directed first toward God but also toward oneself and one's neighbors as objects of God's love.
  3. (Christian Theol.) The love of God for humanity, or a love of one's fellow human beings

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  1. The feeling of goodwill; benevolence
  2. (Christianity) The theological virtue defined as love directed first toward God but also toward oneself and one's neighbors as objects of God's love.
  3. (Christian Theol.) The love of God for humanity, or a love of one's fellow human beings

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• compassion

  1. Sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity

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  1. Sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity

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• sympathy

  1. (Physiol.) A relation between body parts of such a nature that a disorder, pain, etc. in one induces a similar effect in another
  2. Agreement with or support for an opinion or position:
  3. A mutual liking or understanding arising from sameness of feeling

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  1. (Physiol.) A relation between body parts of such a nature that a disorder, pain, etc. in one induces a similar effect in another
  2. Agreement with or support for an opinion or position:
  3. A mutual liking or understanding arising from sameness of feeling

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Anything that might move one to pity, sense 1

• ill-luck

  1. Bad luck; misluck; misfortune.
  2. Alternative form of ill luck.

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  1. Bad luck; misluck; misfortune.
  2. Alternative form of ill luck.

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• mischance

  1. An unlucky accident; misadventure
  2. An unfortunate occurrence; a mishap.
  3. A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.

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  1. An unlucky accident; misadventure
  2. An unfortunate occurrence; a mishap.
  3. A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.

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• mishap

  1. Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
  2. An unlucky or unfortunate accident
  3. An accident, mistake, or problem.

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  1. Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
  2. An unlucky or unfortunate accident
  3. An accident, mistake, or problem.

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To feel pity for

• weep for

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• grieve with

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• bleed for

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• feel with

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• express sympathy for

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• show sympathy

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• be sympathetic to

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• condole

  1. To express sympathy or sorrow:
  2. To express sympathy; mourn in sympathy; commiserate
  3. (Archaic) To show grief for

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  1. To express sympathy or sorrow:
  2. To express sympathy; mourn in sympathy; commiserate
  3. (Archaic) To show grief for

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• be sorry for

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• commiserate

  1. To feel or show sorrow or pity for
  2. To condole or sympathize (with)

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  1. To feel or show sorrow or pity for
  2. To condole or sympathize (with)

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• sympathize with

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• feel-for

  1. (Idiomatic) To express sympathy for, to sympathise with.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To express sympathy for, to sympathise with.

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• feel-sorry-for

  1. To pity, to show pity for.

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  1. To pity, to show pity for.

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To be merciful to

• grant amnesty to

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• reprieve

  1. To prevent the imposition of a scheduled or expected punishment, especially temporarily.
  2. To postpone the punishment of; esp., to postpone the execution of (a person condemned to death)
  3. To give temporary relief to, as from trouble or pain

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  1. To prevent the imposition of a scheduled or expected punishment, especially temporarily.
  2. To postpone the punishment of; esp., to postpone the execution of (a person condemned to death)
  3. To give temporary relief to, as from trouble or pain

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• put-out-of-one-s-misery

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• give quarter

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• pardon

  1. To release (a person) from further punishment for a crime
  2. To cancel or not exact penalty for (an offense); forgive
  3. To allow (an offense or fault) to pass without punishment or disfavor.

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  1. To release (a person) from further punishment for a crime
  2. To cancel or not exact penalty for (an offense); forgive
  3. To allow (an offense or fault) to pass without punishment or disfavor.

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• have mercy on

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• show forgiveness to

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• show pity to

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• take pity on

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• spare

  1. To give up the use or possession of; part with or give up conveniently
  2. To hold back from; withhold or avoid:
  3. To give or grant out of one's resources; afford:

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  1. To give up the use or possession of; part with or give up conveniently
  2. To hold back from; withhold or avoid:
  3. To give or grant out of one's resources; afford:

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