nnoun.feelinga feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of othersSynset:commiseration pathos ruth
Examples:- the blind are too often objects of pity
Derivationally Related Form:patheticpiteouscommiseratepity
Hypernyms:fellow feeling sympathy
Inherited Hypernyms:commiserationsympathyfeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.eventan unfortunate developmentSynset:shame
Examples:- it's a pity he couldn't do it
Derivationally Related Form:piteous
Hypernyms:bad luck misfortune
Inherited Hypernyms:pitymisfortunetroublehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.attributethe humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about itSynset:compassion
Derivationally Related Form:compassionatepity
Hypernyms:mercifulness mercy
Inherited Hypernyms:compassionmercifulnesshumanenessqualityattributeabstractionentity
vverb.emotionshare the suffering ofSynset:compassionate condole with feel for sympathize with
Derivationally Related Form:compassionpity
Hypernyms:grieve sorrow
Inherited Hypernyms:feel forgrievesufferfeel
Direct Hyponyms:carecommiseratesympathisesympathize
Full Troponyms:carecommiseratecondole
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: sympathize with, feel for, pity, condole with)