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pityingly
pit·y P0338600 (pĭt′ē)n. pl. pit·ies 1. Sympathy and sorrow aroused by the misfortune or suffering of another.2. A matter of regret: It's a pity she can't attend the reception.v. pit·ied, pit·y·ing, pit·ies v.tr. To feel pity for or on account of: "No, he could not believe it a bad house; not such a house as a man was to be pitied for having" (Jane Austen)."An office worker pitied his confinement and slipped in to give him a loaf of bread" (Eric Scigliano).v.intr. To feel pity.Idiom: have/take pity on To show compassion for.
[Middle English pite, from Old French, from Latin pietās, piety, compassion, from pius, dutiful.]
pit′y·ing·ly adv.Synonyms: pity, compassion, sympathy, empathy, commiseration, condolence
These nouns signify kindly concern aroused by the misfortune, affliction, or suffering of another. Pity often implies a feeling of sorrow that inclines one to help or to show mercy. The word usually suggests that the person feeling pity is better off or in a superior position to the person who is the object of pity: "Going with her mother everywhere, she saw what Althea did not: how the other women invited her out of pity" (Kate Wheeler).
Compassion denotes deep awareness of the suffering of another and the wish to relieve it: "Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism" (Hubert H. Humphrey).
Sympathy denotes the act of or capacity for sharing in the sorrows or troubles of another: "They had little sympathy to spare for their unfortunate enemies" (William Hickling Prescott).
Empathy is an identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives: Having changed schools several times as a child, I feel empathy for the transfer students. Commiseration often entails the expression of pity or sorrow: expressed their commiseration over the failure of the experiment. Condolence is formal, conventional sympathy, usually toward a person who has experienced the loss of a loved one: sent a letter of condolence to the bereaved family.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | pityingly - in a compassionate manner; "the nurse looked at him pityingly"compassionately |
Translationspity (ˈpiti) noun1. a feeling of sorrow for the troubles and sufferings of others. He felt a great pity for her. 憐憫 怜悯2. a cause of sorrow or regret. What a pity (that) she can't come. 憾事 憾事 verb to feel pity for (someone). She pitied him; She is to be pitied. 可憐 可怜piteous (ˈpitiəs) adjective pitiful. a piteous cry/sight. 可憐的 可怜的ˈpiteously adverb 可憐地 可怜地ˈpiteousness noun 可憐 可怜ˈpitiable adjective pitiful. He was in a pitiable condition; He made a pitiable attempt. 可憐的 可怜的ˈpitiably adverb 可憐地 可怜地ˈpitiful adjective1. very sad; causing pity. a pitiful sight. 可憐的 可怜的2. very poor, bad etc; causing contempt. a pitiful attempt; a pitiful amount of money. 令人可憐的 令人可怜的ˈpitifully adverb 令人可憐地 令人可怜地ˈpitifulness noun 令人可憐 令人可怜ˈpitiless adjective without pity. pitiless cruelty. 無情的 无情的ˈpitilessly adverb 無情地 无情地ˈpitilessness noun 無情 无情ˈpityingly adverb in a way which shows that one feels pity for someone. He looked at her pityingly. 憐惜地 怜惜地have pity on to feel pity for (someone because of something). Have pity on the old man. 憐憫某人 怜悯某人take pity on to act kindly, or relent, towards (someone), from a feeling of pity. He took pity on the hungry children and gave them food. 憐憫某人 怜悯某人
IdiomsSeepitypityingly
Synonyms for pityinglyadv in a compassionate mannerSynonyms |