pity

English Thesaurus

1. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	mercifulness, mercy,
definition	:	a disposition to be kind and forgiving (noun.attribute)

2. an unfortunate development (noun.event)

hypernym	:	bad luck, misfortune,
definition	:	unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event (noun.event)

3. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	fellow feeling, sympathy,
definition	:	sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) (noun.feeling)

4. share the suffering of (verb.emotion)

hypernym	:	grieve, sorrow,
definition	:	feel grief (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	commiserate, sympathise, sympathize,
definition	:	to feel or express sympathy or compassion (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	care,
definition	:	feel concern or interest (verb.emotion)

5. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with,
definition	:	share the suffering of (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	compassionate,
definition	:	showing or having compassion (adj.all)

6. an unfortunate development (noun.event)

derivation	:	hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched,
definition	:	deserving or inciting pity (adj.all)

7. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with,
definition	:	share the suffering of (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	commiserate, sympathise, sympathize,
definition	:	to feel or express sympathy or compassion (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched,
definition	:	deserving or inciting pity (adj.all)

8. share the suffering of (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	compassion, pity,
definition	:	the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	compassion, compassionateness,
definition	:	a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	commiseration, pathos, pity, ruth,
definition	:	a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others (noun.feeling)

9. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with,
definition	:	share the suffering of (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	compassionate,
definition	:	showing or having compassion (adj.all)

10. an unfortunate development (noun.event)

derivation	:	hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched,
definition	:	deserving or inciting pity (adj.all)

11. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with,
definition	:	share the suffering of (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	commiserate, sympathise, sympathize,
definition	:	to feel or express sympathy or compassion (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched,
definition	:	deserving or inciting pity (adj.all)

12. share the suffering of (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	compassion, pity,
definition	:	the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	compassion, compassionateness,
definition	:	a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	commiseration, pathos, pity, ruth,
definition	:	a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others (noun.feeling)