Compassion vs. Affection

Compassionnoun

Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.

Compassionverb

(obsolete) To pity.

Compassionnoun

Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration.

Compassionverb

To pity.

Compassionnoun

a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

Compassionnoun

the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

Compassionnoun

sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others

Compassion

Compassion motivates people to go out of their way to help the physical, mental, or emotional pains of another and themselves. Compassion is often regarded as having sensitivity, which is an emotional aspect to suffering.

Affectionnoun

The act of affecting or acting upon.

Affectionnoun

The state of being affected.

Affectionnoun

An attribute; a quality or property; a condition

Affectionnoun

An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind

Affectionnoun

A feeling of love or strong attachment.

Affectionnoun

Disease; morbid symptom; malady.

Affectionverb

to feel an affection, emotion or love for.

Affectionnoun

The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.

Affectionnoun

An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc. , are affections of bodies.

Affectionnoun

Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.

Affectionnoun

A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; - often in the pl. Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children.

Affectionnoun

Prejudice; bias.

Affectionnoun

Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection.

Affectionnoun

The lively representation of any emotion.

Affectionnoun

Affectation.

Affectionnoun

Passion; violent emotion.

Affectionnoun

a positive feeling of liking;

Affectionnoun

a gentle feeling of fondness or liking

Affectionnoun

the action or process of affecting or being affected.

Affectionnoun

a condition or disease

Affectionnoun

a mental state; an emotion.

Affection

Affection or fondness is a that is often associated with a feeling or type of love. It has given rise to a number of branches of philosophy and psychology concerning emotion, disease, influence, and state of being.