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COMPASSION

\kəmpˈaʃən], \kəmpˈaʃən], \k_ə_m_p_ˈa_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of COMPASSION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Fellow-feeling, or sorrow for the sufferings of another: pity.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Pity; mercy.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Pity for suffering, with desire to relieve.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Latin] A suffering with another; sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; sympathy.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Pity, commiseration, painful sympathy.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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