Pity vs. Compassion

Pitynoun

(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.

Pitynoun

(countable) Something regrettable.

Pitynoun

(obsolete) Piety.

Pityverb

(transitive) To feel pity for (someone or something).

Pityverb

To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.

Pityinterjection

Short form of what a pity.

Pitynoun

Piety.

Pitynoun

A feeling for the sufferings or distresses of another or others; sympathy with the grief or misery of another; compassion; fellow-feeling; commiseration.

Pitynoun

A reason or cause of pity, grief, or regret; a thing to be regretted.

Pityverb

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.

Pityverb

To move to pity; - used impersonally.

Pityverb

To be compassionate; to show pity.

Pitynoun

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others;

Pitynoun

an unfortunate development;

Pitynoun

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

Pityverb

share the suffering of

Pity

Pity is a sympathetic sorrow evoked by the suffering of others, and is used in a comparable sense to compassion, condolence or empathy - the word deriving from the Latin pietās (etymon also of piety). Self-pity is pity directed towards oneself.

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.