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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Compassion \Com*pas"sion\, v. t. To pity. [Obs.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Compassion \Com*pas"sion\, n. [F., fr L. compassio, fr compati to have compassion; com- + pati to bear, suffer. See {Patient}.] Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration. Womanly ingenuity set to work by womanly compassion. --Macaulay. Syn: Pity; sympathy; commiseration; fellow-feeling; mercy; condolence. See {Pity}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: compassion n 1: a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering [syn: {compassionateness}] 2: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it [syn: {pity}]
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