pity

pity
n
1. commiseration, sympathy, ruth, condolence, condolement, consolation, comfort, solace; compassion, tenderness, kindliness, heart, soft-heartedness, benevolence; lenience, lenity, mercy, mercifulness, humaneness, humanity; favor, grace, forbearance, forgivingness, liberality, magnanimity, placability, clemency, charity.
2. shame, regret; disgrace, dishonor; atrocity, desecration, sacrilege, violation, profanation, abomination.
v
3. commiserate, condole, sympathize, express sympathy, lament with; compassionate, be or feel sorry for, feel grief or sorrow for, feel for, grieve for, bleed for, weep for; relent, forbear, melt, thaw, show mercy, have mercy upon, Inf. have a heart; relax, spare, give quarter, Inf. go easy on, Inf. let up on, Inf. give [s.o.] a break; reprieve, pardon, forgive, absolve; put out of one's misery, Inf. pull the plug

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  • Pity — implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress. By the nineteenth century, two different kinds of pity had come to be distinguished, which we might call benevolent pity and contemptuous pity (see Kimball).… …   Wikipedia

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  • pity — ► NOUN (pl. pities) 1) a feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings of others. 2) a cause for regret or disappointment. ► VERB (pities, pitied) ▪ feel pity for. ● for pity s sake …   English terms dictionary

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  • Pity — Pit y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pitied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pitying}.] 1. To feel pity or compassion for; to have sympathy with; to compassionate; to commiserate; to have tender feelings toward (any one), awakened by a knowledge of suffering. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pity — Pit y, v. i. To be compassionate; to show pity. [1913 Webster] I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy. Jer. xiii. 14. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pity — pity·ing; pity; pity·ing·ly; …   English syllables

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