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单词 compassion
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compassion

[ kuhm-pash-uhn ]
/ kəmˈpæʃ ən /
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noun

a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.

verb (used with object)

Archaic. to have compassion for; compassionate.

Origin of compassion

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English (from Anglo-French ), from Late Latin compassiōn- (stem of compassiō). See com-, passion

SYNONYMS FOR compassion

1 commiseration, mercy, tenderness, heart, clemency.
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ANTONYMS FOR compassion

1 mercilessness, indifference.
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synonym study for compassion

1. See sympathy.

OTHER WORDS FROM compassion

com·pas·sion·less, adjectiveun·com·pas·sion, nounun·com·pas·sioned, adjective

Words nearby compassion

compass, compass card, compass course, compass deviation, compass deviation card, compassion, compassionate, compassionate conservative, Compassion Club, compassion fatigue, compass north
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British Dictionary definitions for compassion

compassion
/ (kəmˈpæʃən) /

noun

a feeling of distress and pity for the suffering or misfortune of another, often including the desire to alleviate it

Word Origin for compassion

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin compassiō fellow feeling, from compatī to suffer with, from Latin com- with + patī to bear, suffer
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