pity
Nouns
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(n) a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
- the blind are too often objects of pity
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(n) an unfortunate development
- it's a pity he couldn't do it
- (n) the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it compassion,
Verbs
- (v) share the suffering of compassionate, condole with, feel for, sympathize with,