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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024com•pas•sion /kəmˈpæʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] - a feeling of sympathy for another's misfortune.
com•pas•sion•ate /kəmˈpæʃənɪt/USA pronunciation adj. com•pas•sion•ate•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024com•pas•sion (kəm pash′ən),USA pronunciation n. - a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
v.t. - [Archaic.]to compassionate.
- Late Latin compassiōn- (stem of compassiō). See com-, passion
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English (1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged commiseration, mercy, tenderness, heart, clemency. See sympathy.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mercilessness, indifference.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: compassion /kəmˈpæʃən/ n - a feeling of distress and pity for the suffering or misfortune of another, often including the desire to alleviate it
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Late Latin compassiō fellow feeling, from compatī to suffer with, from Latin com- with + patī to bear, suffer |