mercy

1. (uncountable) Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.Examples: "She took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him."Synonyms: ruth, kindness, leniencyAntonyms: mercilessness, ruthlessness, crueltyuncountable

2. (uncountable) Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.Examples: "Have mercy on the poor and assist them if you can."; "He despaired of God's mercy in the same fact, where this presumed of it; he by a decollation of all hope annihilated his mercy, this by an immoderancy thereof destroyed his justice"Synonyms: pity, sympathy, bowels, commiseration, compassion, empathy, fellow feeling, mercyuncountable

3. (uncountable) A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion.Examples: "Mercy is one of his many virtues."uncountable

4. (countable) Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.Examples: "1982, Bible (NKJV), Psalm 40:11a Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord"countable

5. (countable) A blessing; something to be thankful for.Examples: "It was a mercy that we were not inside when the roof collapsed"countable

6. (uncountable) A children's game in which two players stand opposite with hands grasped and twist each other's arms until one gives in.uncountable