compassion

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Middle English < Old French < Late Latin compassio (“‘sympathy’”) < compati, pp. compassus (“‘to suffer together with’”) < Latin com- (“‘together’”) + pati (“‘to suffer’”); see passion.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -æʃən

[edit] Noun

compassion (uncountable)

1. Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it

[edit] Synonyms

• empathy, pity, tenderheartedness, sorrow
• kindness, heart, mercy

[edit] Derived terms

• compassionate

[edit] Related terms

• compatible

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• compassion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• compassion in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911