compassion
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Is compassion a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (by extension, psychology) Deep awareness of the individual experiences of suffering of others or themselves that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such experiences, as reflected by the psychological term self-compassion.Examples: "Similarly to the practice of loving kindness, meditation on compassion towards our own experience builds the foundation for expansion of the circle of compassion towards others."broadlyuncountableusually
verb (English)
1. (obsolete) To pity.Examples: "O heavens, can you hear a good man groan / And not relent, or not compassion him?"; "Both wanted in early life the one thing essential to every individual, of whatever nature or degree of intellect, a kind, compassioning adviser; - a true friend;[…]."; "The widow's tears flowed wildly. / But Oh! a harbinger of life approached — / God, manifest in flesh — compassioned her, / And bade her weep no more."Synonyms: commiserate, feel sorry for, commiserate, compassion, compassionate, condole, feel someone's pain, feel sorry forobsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary