pity
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 pity
A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others:
— The blind are too often objects of pity.
synoniemen: commiseration, pathos, ruth.
Roget 914: pity, compassion, commiseration; bowels, of compassion; sympathy, fellow-feeling, tenderness, yearning, forbearance, humanity, mercy, clemency; leniency ... meer laten zien
Nederlands: deernis, medelijden, jammer
2 pity
An unfortunate development:
— It's a pity he couldn't do it.
synoniem: shame.
3 pity
The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it.
synoniem: compassion.
Nederlands: barmhartigheid, compassie, deernis, mededogen, medegevoel, medelijden, meedogendheid, meelij, meewarigheid
Pools: litościwość
werkwoord
1 pity
Share the suffering of.
synoniemen: compassionate, condole with, feel for, sympathize with.
Roget 914: pity; have pity, show pity, take pity etc. n.; commiserate, compassionate; condole etc. 915; sympathize; feel for, ... meer laten zien
Nederlands: deelnemen, delen, meeleven, meevoelen
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: abomination, acceptance, ache, atrocity, be sorry for, bleed, bleed for, chanty, clemency, clementness, commiserate, commiseration, compassion, compassionate, condole with, condolence, crime, dejection, desecration, disgrace ... meer laten zien.
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pitying
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
Roget 914: pitying etc. v.; pitiful, compassionate, sympathetic, touched. merciful, clement, ruthful; humane; humanitarian etc. ... meer laten zien
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: bleeding, charitable, clement, commiserative, compassionate, condolent, forbearant, gentle, human, humane, lenient, melting, merciful, ruthful, soft, softhearted, sympathetic, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted ... meer laten zien.
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