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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 is the present participle of pity, which means to feel sadness or sympathy for someone's unhappiness or bad situation. See how to use pitying in sentences and related words and phrases.
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a feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone else's...
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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.
Pitying is an adjective that means expressing or feeling pity. Learn the word history, synonyms, and usage examples of pitying from Merriam-Webster, America's largest dictionary.
Pitying is an adjective that means showing pity for somebody, often in a way that shows that you think you are better than them. Learn how to pronounce, spell and use pitying in sentences with examples and synonyms.
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.
