Definition of compassion
Nouns
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
- Synonyms:
- compassionateness
- Types:
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heartstrings
your deepest feelings of love and compassion
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tenderheartedness, tenderness
warm compassionate feelings
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mercifulness, mercy
the feeling that motivates compassion
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forgiveness
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
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fellow feeling, sympathy
sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
- Synonyms:
- pity
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mercifulness, mercy
a disposition to be kind and forgiving
Vocabulary Lists for compassion
Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" Chapters 1-12 »(287 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "A Tale of...
- incommodious
- cogitate
- endue
- immolate
- commiserate
Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun »(384 words)
- sand dollar
- petty bourgeoisie
- petit bourgeois
- peckerwood
- Yoruba
Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" Chapters 40-46 »(226 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "A Tale of...
- accoutre
- prevaricate
- proscribe
- constraining
- imbue
- faith
- courage
- strength
- humility
- love
Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 11-20 »(180 words)
Vocabulary study list for Harper Lee's "To Kill a...
- ambidextrous
- undulate
- leftovers
- viscous
- myopic