compassion

CEFRB2

/kəmˈpæʃ.ən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A strong feeling of sympathy for someone who is suffering.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To pity.

Examples

  • Compassion is entirely absent from his character.

  • The Dalai Lama counsels the practice of compassion.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states.

  2. Deep awareness of the individual experiences of suffering of others or themselves that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such experiences, as reflected by the psychological term self-compassion.

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In context

  • Nothing is as important as compassion.

  • True leadership lies in compassion, not in coercion.

  • Oh! the unspeakable privilege to have Him for our Father, who is the Father of mercies and compassions, and those not barren, fruitless pityings, for He is withal the God of all consolations.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English compassioun, compassion, from Old French compassion, from Ecclesiastical Latin compassio (“sympathy”), from Latin compati, past participle compassus (“to suffer together with”), from com- (“together”) + pati (“to suffer”); see passion. By surface analysis, com- + passion.