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Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience.
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- Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience.
- A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.
- (Law) The act of giving a debtor more time to pay rather than immediately enforcing a debt that is due.
The fact or quality of being human; human nature
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- The fact or quality of being human; human nature
- Humans considered as a group; the human race.
- Those branches of knowledge, such as philosophy, literature, and art, that are concerned with human thought and culture; the liberal arts.
(Physiol.) A relation between body parts of such a nature that a disorder, pain, etc. in one induces a similar effect in another
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- (Physiol.) A relation between body parts of such a nature that a disorder, pain, etc. in one induces a similar effect in another
- Agreement with or support for an opinion or position:
- A mutual liking or understanding arising from sameness of feeling
Sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity
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- Sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity
The feeling of goodwill; benevolence
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- The feeling of goodwill; benevolence
- (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.
- (Christian Theol.) The love of God for humanity, or a love of one's fellow human beings
The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion.
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- The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion.
- The feeling or expression of pity or sorrow.
Expression of sympathy with another in grief
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- Expression of sympathy with another in grief
- Sympathy with a person who has experienced pain, grief, or misfortune:
- An expression or declaration of such sympathy.
The state or condition of being softhearted; sentimental tenderness.
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- The state or condition of being softhearted; sentimental tenderness.
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- 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.
- The feeling, as of sympathy or pity, so aroused.
- A quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow.
A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt:
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- A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt:
- A feeling of slight regret for something done
- A sharp feeling of uneasiness brought on by a sense of guilt; remorse
A disposition to appreciate or share the feelings and thoughts of others; sympathy:
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- A disposition to appreciate or share the feelings and thoughts of others; sympathy:
- The power or ability to think, learn, judge, etc.; intelligence; sense
- (Countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.
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
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- 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
- A female given name, one of the less common Puritan virtue names.
- Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; clemency.
Pity; compassion
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- Pity; compassion
- (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
- Sorrow or misery about one's own misdeeds or flaws.
The quality of being warmhearted
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- The quality of being warmhearted
A kindly deed.
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- A kindly deed.
- The quality or state of being kindly.
- The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.
A sense of sympathy for, consideration of, or shared interests with one or more other human beings.
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- A sense of sympathy for, consideration of, or shared interests with one or more other human beings.
- Alternative form of fellow feeling.
- A feeling of fellowship, kinship, comradeship, etc.
A gift given out of generosity.
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- A gift given out of generosity.
- An inclination to perform kind, charitable acts.
- A compulsory tax or payment exacted by some English sovereigns without the consent of Parliament.
Something given as a token of love, affection, or remembrance.
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- Something given as a token of love, affection, or remembrance.
- Permission to engage in sexual activity, especially when granted by a woman to a male partner.
- Friendly or favorable regard; approval or support:
A desire to help mankind, esp. as shown by gifts to charitable or humanitarian institutions; benevolence
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- A desire to help mankind, esp. as shown by gifts to charitable or humanitarian institutions; benevolence
- Something, such as an activity or institution, intended to promote human welfare.
- Love of humankind in general.
A merciful, kind, or lenient act.
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- A merciful, kind, or lenient act.
- Mildness, especially of weather.
- A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy.
An unlucky accident; misadventure
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- An unlucky accident; misadventure
- An unfortunate occurrence; a mishap.
- A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.
Bad luck; misluck; misfortune.
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- Bad luck; misluck; misfortune.
- Alternative form of ill luck.
(Idiomatic) To express sympathy for, to sympathise with.
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- (Idiomatic) To express sympathy for, to sympathise with.
To feel or show sorrow or pity for
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- To feel or show sorrow or pity for
- To condole or sympathize (with)
To express sympathy or sorrow:
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- To express sympathy or sorrow:
- To express sympathy; mourn in sympathy; commiserate
- (Archaic) To show grief for
To give up the use or possession of; part with or give up conveniently
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- To give up the use or possession of; part with or give up conveniently
- To hold back from; withhold or avoid:
- To give or grant out of one's resources; afford:
To release (a person) from further punishment for a crime
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- To release (a person) from further punishment for a crime
- To cancel or not exact penalty for (an offense); forgive
- To allow (an offense or fault) to pass without punishment or disfavor.
To prevent the imposition of a scheduled or expected punishment, especially temporarily.
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- To prevent the imposition of a scheduled or expected punishment, especially temporarily.
- To postpone the punishment of; esp., to postpone the execution of (a person condemned to death)
- To give temporary relief to, as from trouble or pain
hatred
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severity
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ferocity
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censure
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rebuke
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become angry
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destroy
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condemn
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accuse
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kindness
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catastrophe
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disaster
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misfortune
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forgive
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The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion.
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- The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion.
- The feeling or expression of pity or sorrow.
Sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity
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- Sorrow for the sufferings or trouble of another or others, accompanied by an urge to help; deep sympathy; pity
Expression of sympathy with another in grief
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- Expression of sympathy with another in grief
- Sympathy with a person who has experienced pain, grief, or misfortune:
- An expression or declaration of such sympathy.
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
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- 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
- The ability to identify with or understand another's situation or feelings:
- The attribution of one's own feelings to an object:
Agreement with or support for an opinion or position:
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- Agreement with or support for an opinion or position:
- Pity or compassion felt for another's trouble, suffering, etc.
- A mutual liking or understanding arising from sameness of feeling
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.
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- 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.
- 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
- Unlawful activity:
A painful emotion caused by the awareness of having done something wrong or foolish:
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- A painful emotion caused by the awareness of having done something wrong or foolish:
- A tendency to have feelings of this kind, or a capacity for such feeling
- Respect for propriety or morality:
(Slang) An adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug.
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- (Slang) An adverse reaction to a hallucinogenic drug.
- (Slang) Any unpleasant or unsatisfactory thing or experience
- (Slang) One that depresses, frustrates, or disappoints:
To suffer a dull, sustained pain.
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- To suffer a dull, sustained pain.
- To have or give dull, steady pain
- To feel sympathy, pity, etc. (for)
To condole or sympathize (with)
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- To condole or sympathize (with)
- To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with.
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To believe; think:
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- To believe; think:
- To be aware of; sense:
- To have compassion or sympathy:
To be in accord; correspond.
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- To be in accord; correspond.
- To share or understand the feelings or ideas of another:
- To feel or express sympathy, esp. in pity or compassion; commiserate
To be filled with longing or desire
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- To be filled with longing or desire
- To have a strong, often sad longing:
- To feel tenderness or sympathy
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Synonym Study
- Condolence now usually implies a formal expression of sympathy with another in deep sorrow a letter of condolence
- Sympathy , in this connection, implies such kinship of feeling as enables one to really understand or even to share the sorrow, trouble, etc. of another a friend I can always turn to for sympathy
- Commiseration implies openly expressed feelings of pity or sympathetic sorrow she wept with her friend in commiseration
- Compassion implies sorrow for another's sufferings or trouble accompanied by an urge to help or spare moved by compassion, they did not press for payment
- Pity implies sorrow felt for another's suffering or misfortune, sometimes connoting slight contempt because the object is regarded as weak or inferior he felt pity for a man so ignorant
Find another word for pity. In this page you can discover 86 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pity, like: forbearance, humanity, show sympathy, sympathy, compassion, charity, commiseration, condolence, softheartedness, tenderness and pathos.
