compassion

compassion

a deep sympathy for the sorrows of others, with an urge to alleviate their pain: The nurse showed great compassion for the injured children.
Not to be confused with:empathy – ability to imagine oneself in the condition of another; a vicarious participation in another’s emotions: The widow expressed empathy for the woman who had just lost her husband.sympathy – a general kinship with another’s feelings no matter of what kind: He sent a sympathy card to the widow.

com·pas·sion

C0524700 (kəm-păsh′ən)n. Deep awareness of the suffering of another accompanied by the wish to relieve it. See Synonyms at pity.

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[Middle English compassioun, from Late Latin compassiō, compassiōn-, from compassus, past participle of compatī, to sympathize : Latin com-, com- + Latin patī, to suffer; see pē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

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com·pas′sion·less adj.

compassion

(kəmˈpæʃən) na feeling of distress and pity for the suffering or misfortune of another, often including the desire to alleviate it[C14: from Old French, from Late Latin compassiō fellow feeling, from compatī to suffer with, from Latin com- with + patī to bear, suffer]

com•pas•sion

(kəmˈpæʃ ən)

n. a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for someone struck by misfortune, accompanied by a desire to alleviate the suffering; mercy. [1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin compassiō < compat(ī) (see compatible)] syn: See sympathy.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	compassion - a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's sufferingcompassionatenessheartstrings - your deepest feelings of love and compassion; "many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings"fellow feeling, sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)tenderheartedness, tenderness - warm compassionate feelingsmercifulness, mercy - the feeling that motivates compassion
	2.	compassion - the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about itpitymercifulness, mercy - a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"

compassion

noun sympathy, understanding, charity, pity, humanity, mercy, heart, quarter, sorrow, kindness, tenderness, condolence, clemency, commiseration, fellow feeling, soft-heartedness, tender-heartedness The Dalai Lama practises what he preaches: universal kindness and compassion.
indifference, apathy, unconcern, mercilessness, cold-heartedness

compassion

nounSympathetic, sad concern for someone in misfortune:commiseration, condolence, empathy, pity, sympathy.

Translations

同情怜悯

compassion

(kəmˈpӕʃən) noun sorrow or pity for the sufferings of another person. 同情(心)，憐憫 同情，怜悯 comˈpassionate (-nət) adjective 有同情心的 有同情心的