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- Dictionarypitying/ˈpɪtɪɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing sorrow for someone's misfortunes, often with an implication of disdain or mild contempt: "he gave her a pitying look"
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PITYING definition: 1. present participle of pity 2. to feel sadness or sympathy for someone's unhappiness or bad…. Learn more.
The meaning of PITYING is expressing or feeling pity. How to use pitying in a sentence.
a feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone else's unhappiness or difficult situation: The girl stood gazing in/with pity at the old lion in the cage. She agreed to go out with him more out of pity than anything. These people don't want pity, they want practical help. See also. self-pity disapproving. A2 [ S ] mainly UK.
Definition of pitying adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Pitying definition: full of or expressing pity. See examples of PITYING used in a sentence.
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy: to feel pity for a starving child. Synonyms: commiseration, compassion. a cause or reason for pity, sorrow, or regret: What a pity you could not go!
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others. “the blind are too often objects of pity ”. synonyms: commiseration, pathos, ruth. see more. see less. type of: fellow feeling, sympathy. sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) noun.
Definition of 'pitying' Word Frequency. pitying. (pɪtiɪŋ ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A pitying look shows that someone feels pity and perhaps slight contempt. She gave him a pitying look; that was the sort of excuse her father would use. pityingly adverb [ADVERB after verb] Stasik looked at him pityingly and said nothing.
[uncountable] a sad feeling caused by the pain and troubles of others. I took pity on her and lent her the money. (formal) I beg you to have pity on him. I don't want your pity. a look/feeling/surge of pity. pity for somebody/something I could only feel pity for what they were enduring. He had no pity for her. Extra Examples. Topics Feelings c1.
pity, compassion, commiseration, condolence, sympathy mean the act or capacity for sharing the painful feelings of another. pity implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress. felt pity for the captives. compassion implies pity coupled with an urgent desire to aid or to spare.
