compassioncom‧pas‧sion /kəmˈpæʃən/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] 
compassion for the sickfeel/show/have compassion Did he feel any compassion for the victim of his crime?with compassion Lieberman explores this sensitive topic with compassion. I was shocked by the doctor’s lack of compassion.
WORD ORIGINcompassion
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French, Late Latin compassio, from compati ‘to feel sympathy’, from Latin com- ( ➔ COM-) + pati ‘to suffer’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Of course we must insist on punishment, but the criminal must also be treated with compassion.
- Russell's father had no compassion for his son's physical disabilities.
- What are you doing now to show compassion toward the victims of torture?
- A debt counsellor who's been helping the family says the lender has shown no compassion.
- Asking no questions they watched him, their master now, with compassion.
- But councillors will be told on Monday that a compromise linked with compassion may save it.
- It is when she feels compassion, rather than revulsion, for the salamander and kisses him that the spell breaks.
- Pepe has a lot in common with Boris, thought Ellis: they're both strong, cruel men without decency or compassion.
- That sense of compassion could vault to the surface very quickly if the economic miracle began to curdle.
- This is a place of compassion, a place of forgiveness.
- Through their journey, director Gregory Nava explores the contrasts between politics and compassion.
Longman Language Activatora feeling of sympathy
the feeling you have when you are sorry for someone who is having problems, and you understand how they feel: · Relatives of the aircrash victims were treated with great sympathy.· She looked at him with sympathy.· The trip also is intended to raise money and sympathy for the plight of the Tibetan people.have/feel/express sympathy for somebody: · The Prime Minister expressed outrage at the attack, and sympathy for the families of the victims.deep sympathy (=a very strong feeling of sympathy): · You have my deepest sympathy, and my thoughts are with you.
a feeling that you have when you feel very sorry for someone, often when you are unable to help them: · It's a civil war. They don't want our pity, they need our help.· When I returned to school, my classmates looked at me with pity in their eyes.feel/have pity: · I felt such pity for that young girl sitting alone in the bus station.be full of pity/be filled with pity: · She was full of pity for the little boy with no one to love and care for him.
a strong feeling of pity for someone who is suffering, and a desire to help them: · Of course we must insist on punishment, but the criminal must also be treated with compassion.compassion for/to/towards: · Russell's father had no compassion for his son's physical disabilities.· What are you doing now to show compassion toward the victims of torture?
a sympathetic attitude to someone that is based on your understanding: · Demonstrate your empathy and understanding of your children's problems. · There seems to be a lack of understanding on the part of managers when it comes to employees' personal problems.· The book gave me an understanding of what it must be like to be addicted to drugs.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Did he feel any compassion for the victim of his crime? I was shocked by the doctor’s lack of compassion.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a strong feeling of sympathy for someone who is suffering, and a desire to help themcompassion for Did he feel any compassion for the victim of his crime? I was shocked by the doctor’s lack of compassion.· Both had a great compassion for men in their frustrations, sufferings and lostness.· Second, he has the rare quality of inner toughness and great compassion.· This is based upon the belief that older people are treated with greater compassion now than ever before.· The Marques de la Colina, who has overseen the trial, feels great compassion for Jacinto.· People are showing me great compassion and I appreciate it ... but it is too awful to talk about.
VERB· It is when she feels compassion, rather than revulsion, for the salamander and kisses him that the spell breaks.· Both Lucy and Linus feel compassion, but only Linus acts compassionately.· She didn't want to feel warmth or compassion for Nathan Bryce.· It holds equally true that a compassionate act needs to be spurred by a feeling of compassion to be effective.· I was feeling a certain compassion for him.· He introduced feeling, compassion and pity to compensate for the loss of the comic element.· To feel compassion for men without having been a separatist is dangerous.· The Marques de la Colina, who has overseen the trial, feels great compassion for Jacinto.
· A debt counsellor who's been helping the family says the lender has shown no compassion.· Too often we just remember the men throughout our history who have shown courage and compassion.· When men show love and compassion they are surely showing the hidden and lasting beauty.· People are showing me great compassion and I appreciate it ... but it is too awful to talk about.· It was shameful when he could so easily have afforded to show compassion.
compassion for the sickfeel/show/have compassion Did he feel any compassion for the victim of his crime?with compassion Lieberman explores this sensitive topic with compassion. I was shocked by the doctor’s lack of compassion.