- pronunciation:
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noun |
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a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help.
He was a leader with great compassion for the people of his country.- synonyms:
- heart, kindness, mercy, pity, sympathy, tenderness, understanding
- antonyms:
- cruelty, heartlessness
- similar words:
- charity, humanity
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| related words: |
consideration, feeling, goodness, mercy, understanding |
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Compassion comes from a Latin word that means "to suffer with another."