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- Dictionarycompassion/kəmˈpaʃn/
noun
- 1. sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others: "the victims should be treated with compassion"
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Compassion is a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to help them. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and synonyms of compassion with Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering...
- Compassion: Catalan Translation
COMPASSION translate: compassió. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Compassion in Japanese
COMPASSION translate: 思いやり. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Portuguese Translation
compassion translate: compaixão, compaixão. Learn more in...
- Simplified
COMPASSION translate: 同情，怜悯，恻隐之心. Learn more in the...
- Traditional
COMPASSION translate: 同情，憐憫，惻隱之心. Learn more in the...
- Compassion in Russian
COMPASSION translate: сострадание, сочувствие . Learn more...
- Translate English to Malay
COMPASSION translate: belas kasihan. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Compassion is the act or capacity for sharing the painful feelings of another with a desire to alleviate it. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, examples, and history of this word from the authoritative source of American English.
Learn the meaning of compassion, a noun that describes a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for others' suffering and a wish to help them. See how to use compassion in sentences and collocations with other words.
Compassion is a social feeling that motivates people to go out of their way to relieve the physical, mental, or emotional pains of others and themselves. Compassion is sensitivity to the emotional aspects of the suffering of others.
Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering. Compassion is not the same as empathy or altruism, though the concepts are related.
Learn the meaning of compassion, a strong feeling of sympathy for people or animals who are suffering and a desire to help them. See pronunciation, pictures, usage notes and extra examples of compassion in sentences.
If someone shows kindness, caring, and a willingness to help others, they're showing compassion. This is a word for a very positive emotion that has to do with being thoughtful and decent. Giving to a charity takes compassion.
