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compassion

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Main Entry: com·pas·sion
Pronunciation: \kəm-ˈpa-shən\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin compassion-, compassio, from compati to sympathize, from Latin com- + pati to bear, suffer — more at patient
Date: 14th century

: sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it

synonyms see pity

com·pas·sion·less \-ləs\ adjective


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